#8040BE#8040BE

#8040BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.190 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040BE
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(270, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.17, 51.09, -55.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.17, 75.57, 312.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1055 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.19 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0276, 11.9737, 49.9613)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040BE #7EBE40

analogous

#4140BE #8040BE #BE40BD

triadic

#8040BE #BE8040 #40BE80

tetradic

#8040BE #BE4140 #7EBE40 #40BDBE

square

#8040BE #BE4140 #7EBE40 #40BDBE

split-complementary

#8040BE #BDBE40 #40BE41

monochromatic

#422162 #613190 #8040BE #9E6DCE #BD9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8040BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8040BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040BE

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040BE	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1261BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.190 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a979d2',
    500: '#8040be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040be;
$custom-light: #a979d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.476,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51522,
    "c": 0.19006,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040BE

secondary

#ACC990

accent

#D94F93

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040BE

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

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