#8F40C7#8F40C7

#8F40C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.203 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40C7
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.70, 56.36, -56.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.70, 79.98, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.1246 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.203 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4677, 13.6303, 55.4164)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40C7 #78C740

analogous

#4C40C7 #8F40C7 #C740BC

triadic

#8F40C7 #C78F40 #40C78F

tetradic

#8F40C7 #C74C40 #78C740 #40BCC7

square

#8F40C7 #C74C40 #78C740 #40BCC7

split-complementary

#8F40C7 #BCC740 #40C74C

monochromatic

#4D206D #6E2E9C #8F40C7 #AB6FD5 #C79FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8F40C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8F40C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40C7

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40C7	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2068C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865D7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.203 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bd9',
    500: '#8f40c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40c7;
$custom-light: #b47bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.111,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53941,
    "c": 0.20337,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40C7

secondary

#ACCF94

accent

#DE4A87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40C7

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

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