#8F40CB#8F40CB

#8F40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.207 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40CB
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 57.26, -58.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 81.95, 314.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.1241 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.207 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9383, 13.8185, 57.8945)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40CB #7CCB40

analogous

#4A40CB #8F40CB #CB40C1

triadic

#8F40CB #CB8F40 #40CB8F

tetradic

#8F40CB #CB4A40 #7CCB40 #40C1CB

square

#8F40CB #CB4A40 #7CCB40 #40C1CB

split-complementary

#8F40CB #C1CB40 #40CB4A

monochromatic

#4E1F72 #6F2CA2 #8F40CB #AB70D8 #C7A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8F40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8F40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40CB

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40CB	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1868C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.207 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdc',
    500: '#8f40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40cb;
$custom-light: #b47bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.101,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54223,
    "c": 0.20748,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40CB

secondary

#AFD295

accent

#E04789

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40CB

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

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