#7840CD#7840CD

#7840CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.205 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7840CD
RGB	rgb(120, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(264, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.5%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 53.24, -64.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 83.41, 309.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.0925 -0.1835)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.205 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5957, 12.0672, 58.9899)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7840CD #95CD40

analogous

#404ECD #7840CD #BF40CD

triadic

#7840CD #CD7840 #40CD78

tetradic

#7840CD #CD404E #95CD40 #40CDBF

square

#7840CD #CD404E #95CD40 #40CDBF

split-complementary

#7840CD #CDBF40 #4ECD40

monochromatic

#401E74 #5B2BA5 #7840CD #9A71DA #BDA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#7840CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#7840CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7840CD

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7840CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7840CD	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#626282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7840cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.205 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a679dd',
    500: '#7840cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7840cd;
$custom-light: #a679dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7840cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.83,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51762,
    "c": 0.20544,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7840CD

secondary

#BBD396

accent

#E246A4

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7840CD

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

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