#8F40BF#8F40BF

#8F40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.195 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40BF
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 54.57, -52.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 76.04, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1253 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.195 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.5632, 13.2685, 50.6526)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40BF #70BF40

analogous

#5040BF #8F40BF #BF40AF

triadic

#8F40BF #BF8F40 #40BF8F

tetradic

#8F40BF #BF5040 #70BF40 #40AFBF

square

#8F40BF #BF5040 #70BF40 #40AFBF

split-complementary

#8F40BF #AFBF40 #40BF50

monochromatic

#4A2163 #6D3191 #8F40BF #AA6ECE #C59CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8F40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8F40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40BF

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40BF	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D67BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.195 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ad3',
    500: '#8f40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40bf;
$custom-light: #b47ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.323,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53389,
    "c": 0.19517,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40BF

secondary

#A6CA91

accent

#D94E83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40BF

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

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