#7940D4#7940D4

#7940D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.213 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7940D4
RGB	rgb(121, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(263, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(263, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 55.22, -67.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 86.96, 309.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.0927 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.213 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5991, 12.4847, 63.5464)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7940D4 #9BD440

analogous

#4051D4 #7940D4 #C340D4

triadic

#7940D4 #D47940 #40D479

tetradic

#7940D4 #D44051 #9BD440 #40D4C3

square

#7940D4 #D44051 #9BD440 #40D4C3

split-complementary

#7940D4 #D4C340 #51D440

monochromatic

#421C7D #5C27AF #7940D4 #9C72DF #BFA4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#7940D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#7940D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7940D4

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7940D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7940D4	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#616585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7940d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.213 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a779e2',
    500: '#7940d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7940d4;
$custom-light: #a779e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7940d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.108,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52422,
    "c": 0.21331,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7940D4

secondary

#BFD798

accent

#E642A7

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFC

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #7940D4

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

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