#8F40CE#8F40CE

#8F40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.211 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40CE
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 57.94, -60.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 83.43, 313.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1237 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.211 306)
XYZ	xyz(24.2992, 13.9629, 59.7955)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40CE #7FCE40

analogous

#4840CE #8F40CE #CE40C6

triadic

#8F40CE #CE8F40 #40CE8F

tetradic

#8F40CE #CE4840 #7FCE40 #40C6CE

square

#8F40CE #CE4840 #7FCE40 #40C6CE

split-complementary

#8F40CE #C6CE40 #40CE48

monochromatic

#4F1E75 #6F2BA6 #8F40CE #AC71DA #C8A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8F40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8F40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40CE

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40CE	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E69CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.211 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57bde',
    500: '#8f40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40ce;
$custom-light: #b57bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.38,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54437,
    "c": 0.21055,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.13963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40CE

secondary

#B1D496

accent

#E2458B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40CE

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

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