#8F40BD#8F40BD

#8F40BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.193 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40BD
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.03, 54.13, -52.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.03, 75.06, 316.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1255 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.193 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3446, 13.1810, 49.5013)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40BD #6EBD40

analogous

#5140BD #8F40BD #BD40AD

triadic

#8F40BD #BD8F40 #40BD8F

tetradic

#8F40BD #BD5140 #6EBD40 #40ADBD

square

#8F40BD #BD5140 #6EBD40 #40ADBD

split-complementary

#8F40BD #ADBD40 #40BD51

monochromatic

#4A2162 #6C318F #8F40BD #AA6DCD #C49ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#8F40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8F40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40BD

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40BD	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3067BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.193 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ad2',
    500: '#8f40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40bd;
$custom-light: #b47ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.92,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53254,
    "c": 0.19311,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40BD

secondary

#A5C990

accent

#D94F82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40BD

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

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