#8040C8#8040C8

#8040C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.201 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040C8
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(268, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 53.52, -60.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 80.67, 311.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1043 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.201 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1583, 12.4260, 55.9161)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040C8 #88C840

analogous

#4044C8 #8040C8 #C440C8

triadic

#8040C8 #C88040 #40C880

tetradic

#8040C8 #C84044 #88C840 #40C8C4

square

#8040C8 #C84044 #88C840 #40C8C4

split-complementary

#8040C8 #C8C440 #44C840

monochromatic

#44206E #622D9D #8040C8 #A070D6 #BF9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8040C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8040C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040C8

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040C8	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.201 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79da',
    500: '#8040c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040c8;
$custom-light: #aa79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52256,
    "c": 0.20101,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040C8

secondary

#B4D094

accent

#DF4998

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040C8

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

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