#7940C4#7940C4

#7940C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.195 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7940C4
RGB	rgb(121, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(266, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(266, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 51.13, -59.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 78.75, 310.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.0952 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.195 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6799, 11.7170, 53.4386)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7940C4 #8BC440

analogous

#4049C4 #7940C4 #BB40C4

triadic

#7940C4 #C47940 #40C479

tetradic

#7940C4 #C44049 #8BC440 #40C4BB

square

#7940C4 #C44049 #8BC440 #40C4BB

split-complementary

#7940C4 #C4BB40 #49C440

monochromatic

#402069 #5C2F98 #7940C4 #9A6FD2 #BB9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#7940C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#7940C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7940C4

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7940C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7940C4	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#685F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7940c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.195 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579d7',
    500: '#7940c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7940c4;
$custom-light: #a579d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7940c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.909,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51176,
    "c": 0.19546,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7940C4

secondary

#B4CD93

accent

#DC4C9E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7940C4

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

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