#8F40CA#8F40CA

#8F40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.206 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40CA
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 57.03, -58.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 81.46, 314.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1242 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.206 307)
XYZ	xyz(23.8195, 13.7710, 57.2689)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40CA #7BCA40

analogous

#4A40CA #8F40CA #CA40C0

triadic

#8F40CA #CA8F40 #40CA8F

tetradic

#8F40CA #CA4A40 #7BCA40 #40C0CA

square

#8F40CA #CA4A40 #7BCA40 #40C0CA

split-complementary

#8F40CA #C0CA40 #40CA4A

monochromatic

#4E1F70 #6F2CA0 #8F40CA #AB70D7 #C7A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8F40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8F40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40CA

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40CA	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A68C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.206 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdb',
    500: '#8f40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40ca;
$custom-light: #b47bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.348,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54152,
    "c": 0.20645,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.13771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40CA

secondary

#AFD195

accent

#E04889

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40CA

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

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