#8F40CF#8F40CF

#8F40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.212 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40CF
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 58.17, -60.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 83.92, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1236 -0.1717)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.212 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4211, 14.0116, 60.4374)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40CF #80CF40

analogous

#4740CF #8F40CF #CF40C7

triadic

#8F40CF #CF8F40 #40CF8F

tetradic

#8F40CF #CF4740 #80CF40 #40C7CF

square

#8F40CF #CF4740 #80CF40 #40C7CF

split-complementary

#8F40CF #C7CF40 #40CF47

monochromatic

#4F1E77 #6F2AA8 #8F40CF #AC71DB #C8A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8F40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8F40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40CF

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40CF	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0969CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.212 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57bde',
    500: '#8f40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40cf;
$custom-light: #b57bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.147,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54509,
    "c": 0.21158,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40CF

secondary

#B2D497

accent

#E3458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40CF

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

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