#7240CB#7240CB

#7240CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.203 H 294.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240CB
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(262, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 51.61, -64.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 82.54, 308.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.0844 -0.1843)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.203 294.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5494, 11.5555, 57.6888)
Luminance	0.1156 (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

#7240CB #99CB40

analogous

#4053CB #7240CB #B840CB

triadic

#7240CB #CB7240 #40CB72

tetradic

#7240CB #CB4053 #99CB40 #40CBB8

square

#7240CB #CB4053 #99CB40 #40CBB8

split-complementary

#7240CB #CBB840 #53CB40

monochromatic

#3D1F72 #562CA2 #7240CB #9670D8 #B9A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#7240CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#7240CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240CB

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240CB	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.203 294.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a278dc',
    500: '#7240cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240cb;
$custom-light: #a278dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.583,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50975,
    "c": 0.20268,
    "h": 294.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240CB

secondary

#BCD295

accent

#E047A9

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240CB

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

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