#7940CB#7940CB

#7940CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.203 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7940CB
RGB	rgb(121, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(265, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.28, 52.91, -63.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.28, 82.36, 309.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.0942 -0.1802)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.203 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4953, 12.0432, 57.7331)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7940CB #92CB40

analogous

#404DCB #7940CB #BE40CB

triadic

#7940CB #CB7940 #40CB79

tetradic

#7940CB #CB404D #92CB40 #40CBBE

square

#7940CB #CB404D #92CB40 #40CBBE

split-complementary

#7940CB #CBBE40 #4DCB40

monochromatic

#411F72 #5C2CA2 #7940CB #9B70D8 #BCA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#7940CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#7940CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7940CB

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7940CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7940CB	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7940cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.203 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a679dc',
    500: '#7940cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7940cb;
$custom-light: #a679dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7940cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.604,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51713,
    "c": 0.20331,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7940CB

secondary

#B9D295

accent

#E047A2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7940CB

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

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