#7240C8#7240C8

#7240C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.199 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240C8
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(262, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 50.81, -63.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 80.98, 308.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% 0.0849 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.199 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1954, 11.4139, 55.8241)
Luminance	0.1141 (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

#7240C8 #96C840

analogous

#4052C8 #7240C8 #B640C8

triadic

#7240C8 #C87240 #40C872

tetradic

#7240C8 #C84052 #96C840 #40C8B6

square

#7240C8 #C84052 #96C840 #40C8B6

split-complementary

#7240C8 #C8B640 #52C840

monochromatic

#3C206E #572D9D #7240C8 #9570D6 #B89FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#7240C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#7240C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240C8

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240C8	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.199 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a178da',
    500: '#7240c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240c8;
$custom-light: #a178da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.059,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50736,
    "c": 0.19924,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240C8

secondary

#BAD094

accent

#DF49A8

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240C8

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

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