#7940C3#7940C3

#7940C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.194 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7940C3
RGB	rgb(121, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(266, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(266, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 50.88, -59.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 78.23, 310.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.0953 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.194 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5664, 11.6717, 52.8412)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7940C3 #8AC340

analogous

#4048C3 #7940C3 #BA40C3

triadic

#7940C3 #C37940 #40C379

tetradic

#7940C3 #C34048 #8AC340 #40C3BA

square

#7940C3 #C34048 #8AC340 #40C3BA

split-complementary

#7940C3 #C3BA40 #48C340

monochromatic

#402168 #5C2F97 #7940C3 #9A6FD2 #BA9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#7940C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#7940C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7940C3

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7940C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7940C3	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#685F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7940c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.194 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579d6',
    500: '#7940c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7940c3;
$custom-light: #a579d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7940c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.107,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.511,
    "c": 0.19433,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7940C3

secondary

#B3CC92

accent

#DC4C9D

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7940C3

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

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