#8040BF#8040BF

#8040BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.191 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040BF
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(270, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.24, 51.33, -56.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.24, 76.08, 312.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1054 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.191 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1373, 12.0176, 50.5389)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040BF #7FBF40

analogous

#4040BF #8040BF #BF40BF

triadic

#8040BF #BF8040 #40BF80

tetradic

#8040BF #BF4040 #7FBF40 #40BFBF

square

#8040BF #BF4040 #7FBF40 #40BFBF

split-complementary

#8040BF #BFBF40 #40BF40

monochromatic

#432163 #613191 #8040BF #9E6ECE #BD9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8040BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8040BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040BF

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040BF	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.191 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79d3',
    500: '#8040bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040bf;
$custom-light: #aa79d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.236,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51594,
    "c": 0.19116,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040BF

secondary

#ADCA91

accent

#D94E93

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040BF

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

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