#7240CC#7240CC

#7240CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.204 H 294.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240CC
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(261, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(261, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 51.87, -64.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 83.06, 308.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.0842 -0.1856)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.204 294.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6690, 11.6033, 58.3184)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7240CC #9ACC40

analogous

#4054CC #7240CC #B840CC

triadic

#7240CC #CC7240 #40CC72

tetradic

#7240CC #CC4054 #9ACC40 #40CCB8

square

#7240CC #CC4054 #9ACC40 #40CCB8

split-complementary

#7240CC #CCB840 #54CC40

monochromatic

#3D1F73 #562CA3 #7240CC #9670D9 #B9A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#7240CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#7240CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240CC

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240CC	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.204 294.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a278dd',
    500: '#7240cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240cc;
$custom-light: #a278dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51054,
    "c": 0.20382,
    "h": 294.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240CC

secondary

#BDD295

accent

#E147AA

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240CC

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

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