#7240CA#7240CA

#7240CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.202 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240CA
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(262, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 51.34, -63.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 82.02, 308.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.0846 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.202 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4306, 11.5080, 57.0632)
Luminance	0.1151 (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

#7240CA #98CA40

analogous

#4053CA #7240CA #B740CA

triadic

#7240CA #CA7240 #40CA72

tetradic

#7240CA #CA4053 #98CA40 #40CAB7

square

#7240CA #CA4053 #98CA40 #40CAB7

split-complementary

#7240CA #CAB740 #53CA40

monochromatic

#3D1F70 #562CA0 #7240CA #9570D7 #B9A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#7240CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#7240CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240CA

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240CA	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)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A6280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.202 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a278db',
    500: '#7240ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240ca;
$custom-light: #a278db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.739,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50895,
    "c": 0.20153,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240CA

secondary

#BBD195

accent

#E048A9

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240CA

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

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