#7940CD#7940CD

#7940CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.206 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7940CD
RGB	rgb(121, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(264, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 53.42, -64.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 83.38, 309.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.0938 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.206 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7351, 12.1391, 58.9964)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7940CD #94CD40

analogous

#404ECD #7940CD #BF40CD

triadic

#7940CD #CD7940 #40CD79

tetradic

#7940CD #CD404E #94CD40 #40CDBF

square

#7940CD #CD404E #94CD40 #40CDBF

split-complementary

#7940CD #CDBF40 #4ECD40

monochromatic

#411E74 #5C2BA5 #7940CD #9B71DA #BDA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#7940CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#7940CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7940CD

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7940CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7940CD	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7940cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.206 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a679dd',
    500: '#7940cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7940cd;
$custom-light: #a679dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7940cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.255,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51869,
    "c": 0.20553,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7940CD

secondary

#BAD396

accent

#E246A3

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7940CD

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

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