#8040C4#8040C4

#8040C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.197 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040C4
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(269, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(269, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 52.55, -58.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 78.63, 311.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1048 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.197 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6969, 12.2415, 53.4863)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040C4 #84C440

analogous

#4042C4 #8040C4 #C240C4

triadic

#8040C4 #C48040 #40C480

tetradic

#8040C4 #C44042 #84C440 #40C4C2

square

#8040C4 #C44042 #84C440 #40C4C2

split-complementary

#8040C4 #C4C240 #42C440

monochromatic

#442069 #622F98 #8040C4 #9F6FD2 #BE9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8040C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8040C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040C4

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040C4	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.197 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79d7',
    500: '#8040c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040c4;
$custom-light: #aa79d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.091,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51959,
    "c": 0.19664,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040C4

secondary

#B1CD93

accent

#DC4C96

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFA

border

#CFC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040C4

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

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