#7240C9#7240C9

#7240C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.200 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240C9
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 201)
HSL	hsl(262, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 68.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 51.08, -63.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 81.50, 308.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.0847 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.2 295)
XYZ	xyz(19.3126, 11.4608, 56.4416)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.05

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7240C9 #97C940

analogous

#4053C9 #7240C9 #B740C9

triadic

#7240C9 #C97240 #40C972

tetradic

#7240C9 #C94053 #97C940 #40C9B7

square

#7240C9 #C94053 #97C940 #40C9B7

split-complementary

#7240C9 #C9B740 #53C940

monochromatic

#3D1F6F #572D9F #7240C9 #9570D6 #B89FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#7240C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#7240C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240C9

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240C9	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.200 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a178da',
    500: '#7240c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240c9;
$custom-light: #a178da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.898,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50816,
    "c": 0.20039,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.11461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240C9

secondary

#BAD094

accent

#DF49A8

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240C9

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

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