#7840B7#7840B7

#7840B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.181 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7840B7
RGB	rgb(120, 64, 183)
HSL	hsl(268, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 65%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 47.65, -53.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 72.01, 311.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.0953 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.181 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1243, 11.0787, 45.9741)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7840B7 #7FB740

analogous

#4044B7 #7840B7 #B340B7

triadic

#7840B7 #B77840 #40B778

tetradic

#7840B7 #B74044 #7FB740 #40B7B3

square

#7840B7 #B74044 #7FB740 #40B7B3

split-complementary

#7840B7 #B7B340 #44B740

monochromatic

#3D205C #5A308A #7840B7 #9769CB #B797DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#7840B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#7840B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7840B7

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7840B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7840B7	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#105DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B5A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7840b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 64, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.181 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a478cd',
    500: '#7840b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7840b7;
$custom-light: #a478cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7840b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.501,
    "c": 0.18057,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7840B7

secondary

#ABC68D

accent

#D85098

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF9

border

#CEC8D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7840B7

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

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