#8F40BB#8F40BB

#8F40BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.191 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40BB
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 53.69, -51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 74.08, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1256 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.191 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1290, 13.0948, 48.3659)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40BB #6CBB40

analogous

#5240BB #8F40BB #BB40AA

triadic

#8F40BB #BB8F40 #40BB8F

tetradic

#8F40BB #BB5240 #6CBB40 #40AABB

square

#8F40BB #BB5240 #6CBB40 #40AABB

split-complementary

#8F40BB #AABB40 #40BB52

monochromatic

#492160 #6C308D #8F40BB #AA6CCD #C499DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8F40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8F40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40BB

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40BB	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3267B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.191 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ad0',
    500: '#8f40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40bb;
$custom-light: #b37ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.537,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5312,
    "c": 0.19106,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40BB

secondary

#A3C88F

accent

#D94F80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40BB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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