#7940C2#7940C2

#7940C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.193 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7940C2
RGB	rgb(121, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(266, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(266, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 50.63, -58.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 77.72, 310.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.0954 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.193 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4537, 11.6266, 52.2477)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7940C2 #89C240

analogous

#4048C2 #7940C2 #BA40C2

triadic

#7940C2 #C27940 #40C279

tetradic

#7940C2 #C24048 #89C240 #40C2BA

square

#7940C2 #C24048 #89C240 #40C2BA

split-complementary

#7940C2 #C2BA40 #48C240

monochromatic

#3F2167 #5C3095 #7940C2 #9A6ED1 #BA9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#7940C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#7940C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7940C2

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7940C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7940C2	1.00	6.32	3.33	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#685E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7940c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.193 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579d5',
    500: '#7940c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7940c2;
$custom-light: #a579d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7940c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.308,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51024,
    "c": 0.19321,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7940C2

secondary

#B2CC92

accent

#DB4D9D

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7940C2

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

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