#8040C0#8040C0

#8040C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.192 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040C0
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 192)
HSL	hsl(270, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 51.57, -56.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 76.59, 312.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.1053 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.192 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2477, 12.0618, 51.1204)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040C0 #80C040

analogous

#4040C0 #8040C0 #C040C0

triadic

#8040C0 #C08040 #40C080

tetradic

#8040C0 #C04040 #80C040 #40C0C0

square

#8040C0 #C04040 #80C040 #40C0C0

split-complementary

#8040C0 #C0C040 #40C040

monochromatic

#432164 #613092 #8040C0 #9F6ECF #BD9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8040C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8040C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040C0

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040C0	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B61BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.192 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79d4',
    500: '#8040c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040c0;
$custom-light: #aa79d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51667,
    "c": 0.19226,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040C0

secondary

#AECB91

accent

#DA4E94

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040C0

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

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