#7240CE#7240CE

#7240CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.206 H 294.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7240CE
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(261, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(261, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 52.40, -65.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 84.10, 308.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.0839 -0.1883)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.206 294)
XYZ	xyz(19.9104, 11.6999, 59.5898)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7240CE #9CCE40

analogous

#4055CE #7240CE #B940CE

triadic

#7240CE #CE7240 #40CE72

tetradic

#7240CE #CE4055 #9CCE40 #40CEB9

square

#7240CE #CE4055 #9CCE40 #40CEB9

split-complementary

#7240CE #CEB940 #55CE40

monochromatic

#3D1E75 #562BA6 #7240CE #9671DA #BAA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#7240CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#7240CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7240CE

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7240CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7240CE	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7240ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.206 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a279de',
    500: '#7240ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7240ce;
$custom-light: #a279de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7240ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.127,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51215,
    "c": 0.20611,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7240CE

secondary

#BED496

accent

#E245AB

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7240CE

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

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