#7840CB#7840CB

#7840CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.203 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7840CB
RGB	rgb(120, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(264, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.17, 52.72, -63.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.17, 82.38, 309.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.0928 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.203 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3558, 11.9713, 57.7266)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7840CB #93CB40

analogous

#404DCB #7840CB #BE40CB

triadic

#7840CB #CB7840 #40CB78

tetradic

#7840CB #CB404D #93CB40 #40CBBE

square

#7840CB #CB404D #93CB40 #40CBBE

split-complementary

#7840CB #CBBE40 #4DCB40

monochromatic

#401F72 #5B2CA2 #7840CB #9A70D8 #BCA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#7840CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#7840CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7840CB

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7840CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7840CB	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7840cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.203 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579dc',
    500: '#7840cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7840cb;
$custom-light: #a579dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7840cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.173,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51606,
    "c": 0.20319,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7840CB

secondary

#B9D295

accent

#E047A3

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7840CB

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

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