#8F40CD#8F40CD

#8F40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.210 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40CD
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 57.71, -59.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 82.94, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% 0.1239 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.21 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1781, 13.9144, 59.1578)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40CD #7ECD40

analogous

#4840CD #8F40CD #CD40C4

triadic

#8F40CD #CD8F40 #40CD8F

tetradic

#8F40CD #CD4840 #7ECD40 #40C4CD

square

#8F40CD #CD4840 #7ECD40 #40C4CD

split-complementary

#8F40CD #C4CD40 #40CD48

monochromatic

#4E1E74 #6F2BA5 #8F40CD #AB71DA #C8A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8F40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8F40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40CD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40CD	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1269CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.210 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57bdd',
    500: '#8f40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40cd;
$custom-light: #b57bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.617,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54366,
    "c": 0.20953,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40CD

secondary

#B1D396

accent

#E2468B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40CD

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

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