#7840C2#7840C2

#7840C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.193 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7840C2
RGB	rgb(120, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(266, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(266, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 50.42, -59.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 77.73, 310.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.094 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.193 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3143, 11.5547, 52.2412)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7840C2 #8AC240

analogous

#4049C2 #7840C2 #B940C2

triadic

#7840C2 #C27840 #40C278

tetradic

#7840C2 #C24049 #8AC240 #40C2B9

square

#7840C2 #C24049 #8AC240 #40C2B9

split-complementary

#7840C2 #C2B940 #49C240

monochromatic

#3F2167 #5B3095 #7840C2 #996ED1 #BA9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#7840C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#7840C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7840C2

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7840C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7840C2	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)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#675E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7840c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.193 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579d5',
    500: '#7840c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7840c2;
$custom-light: #a579d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7840c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.846,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50914,
    "c": 0.19306,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7840C2

secondary

#B3CC92

accent

#DB4D9E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7840C2

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

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