#8040C2#8040C2

#8040C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.194 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040C2
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(270, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 52.06, -57.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 77.61, 312.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.105 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.194 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4708, 12.1510, 52.2954)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040C2 #82C240

analogous

#4041C2 #8040C2 #C140C2

triadic

#8040C2 #C28040 #40C280

tetradic

#8040C2 #C24041 #82C240 #40C2C1

square

#8040C2 #C24041 #82C240 #40C2C1

split-complementary

#8040C2 #C2C140 #41C240

monochromatic

#432167 #623095 #8040C2 #9F6ED1 #BE9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8040C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8040C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040C2

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040C2	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0161BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.194 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79d5',
    500: '#8040c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040c2;
$custom-light: #aa79d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.538,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51812,
    "c": 0.19445,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040C2

secondary

#AFCC92

accent

#DB4D95

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040C2

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

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