#7040CD#7040CD

#7040CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.205 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7040CD
RGB	rgb(112, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(260, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 51.78, -65.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 83.64, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% 0.0813 -0.1881)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.205 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5319, 11.5187, 58.9400)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.74

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7040CD #9DCD40

analogous

#4056CD #7040CD #B740CD

triadic

#7040CD #CD7040 #40CD70

tetradic

#7040CD #CD4056 #9DCD40 #40CDB7

square

#7040CD #CD4056 #9DCD40 #40CDB7

split-complementary

#7040CD #CDB740 #56CD40

monochromatic

#3C1E74 #552BA5 #7040CD #9471DA #B9A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#7040CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#7040CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7040CD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7040CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7040CD	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7040cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.205 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a178dd',
    500: '#7040cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7040cd;
$custom-light: #a178dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7040cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 112,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.426,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50931,
    "c": 0.20487,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7040CD

secondary

#BED396

accent

#E246AD

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7040CD

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

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