#7240C4#7240C4

#7240C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.195 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240C4
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(263, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 49.76, -61.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 78.90, 309.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.0854 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.195 296)
XYZ	xyz(18.7340, 11.2293, 53.3943)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7240C4 #92C440

analogous

#4050C4 #7240C4 #B440C4

triadic

#7240C4 #C47240 #40C472

tetradic

#7240C4 #C44050 #92C440 #40C4B4

square

#7240C4 #C44050 #92C440 #40C4B4

split-complementary

#7240C4 #C4B440 #50C440

monochromatic

#3C2069 #572F98 #7240C4 #956FD2 #B79EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#7240C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#7240C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240C4

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240C4	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.195 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a178d7',
    500: '#7240c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240c4;
$custom-light: #a178d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.727,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50422,
    "c": 0.19464,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.1123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240C4

secondary

#B7CD93

accent

#DC4CA5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240C4

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

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