#8040BA#8040BA

#8040BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.186 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040BA
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(271, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 50.13, -53.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 73.52, 312.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1059 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.186 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5964, 11.8013, 47.6903)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040BA #7ABA40

analogous

#4340BA #8040BA #BA40B7

triadic

#8040BA #BA8040 #40BA80

tetradic

#8040BA #BA4340 #7ABA40 #40B7BA

square

#8040BA #BA4340 #7ABA40 #40B7BA

split-complementary

#8040BA #B7BA40 #40BA43

monochromatic

#41215F #61308C #8040BA #9E6BCC #BC99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8040BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8040BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040BA

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040BA	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C60B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.186 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a979cf',
    500: '#8040ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040ba;
$custom-light: #a979cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.475,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51236,
    "c": 0.18567,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040BA

secondary

#A9C88E

accent

#D84F91

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040BA

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

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