#7240C7#7240C7

#7240C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.198 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240C7
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(262, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 50.55, -62.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 80.46, 308.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.66% 0.085 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(50.66% 0.198 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0789, 11.3673, 55.2106)
Luminance	0.1137 (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

#7240C7 #95C740

analogous

#4052C7 #7240C7 #B640C7

triadic

#7240C7 #C77240 #40C772

tetradic

#7240C7 #C74052 #95C740 #40C7B6

square

#7240C7 #C74052 #95C740 #40C7B6

split-complementary

#7240C7 #C7B640 #52C740

monochromatic

#3C206D #572E9C #7240C7 #956FD5 #B89FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#7240C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#7240C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240C7

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240C7	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.198 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a178d9',
    500: '#7240c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240c7;
$custom-light: #a178d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.222,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50657,
    "c": 0.1981,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240C7

secondary

#B9CF94

accent

#DE4AA7

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240C7

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

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