#8F40BE#8F40BE

#8F40BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.194 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40BE
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 54.35, -52.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 75.55, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.1254 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.194 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4536, 13.2246, 50.0750)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40BE #6FBE40

analogous

#5040BE #8F40BE #BE40AE

triadic

#8F40BE #BE8F40 #40BE8F

tetradic

#8F40BE #BE5040 #6FBE40 #40AEBE

square

#8F40BE #BE5040 #6FBE40 #40AEBE

split-complementary

#8F40BE #AEBE40 #40BE50

monochromatic

#4A2162 #6D3190 #8F40BE #AA6DCE #C59BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8F40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8F40BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40BE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40BE	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.194 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ad2',
    500: '#8f40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40be;
$custom-light: #b47ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.619,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53321,
    "c": 0.19414,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40BE

secondary

#A6C990

accent

#D94F82

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40BE

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

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