#8040BB#8040BB

#8040BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.187 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040BB
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(271, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 50.37, -54.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 74.04, 312.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1058 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.187 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7031, 11.8439, 48.2522)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040BB #7BBB40

analogous

#4340BB #8040BB #BB40B9

triadic

#8040BB #BB8040 #40BB80

tetradic

#8040BB #BB4340 #7BBB40 #40B9BB

square

#8040BB #BB4340 #7BBB40 #40B9BB

split-complementary

#8040BB #B9BB40 #40BB43

monochromatic

#422160 #61308D #8040BB #9E6CCD #BC99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8040BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8040BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040BB

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040BB	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.187 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a979d0',
    500: '#8040bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040bb;
$custom-light: #a979d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.22,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51307,
    "c": 0.18677,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040BB

secondary

#AAC88F

accent

#D94F91

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040BB

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

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