#8040C9#8040C9

#8040C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.202 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040C9
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 201)
HSL	hsl(268, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 68.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 53.77, -60.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 81.18, 311.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.1041 -0.1732)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.202 301)
XYZ	xyz(21.2755, 12.4729, 56.5336)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040C9 #89C940

analogous

#4045C9 #8040C9 #C440C9

triadic

#8040C9 #C98040 #40C980

tetradic

#8040C9 #C94045 #89C940 #40C9C4

square

#8040C9 #C94045 #89C940 #40C9C4

split-complementary

#8040C9 #C9C440 #45C940

monochromatic

#451F6F #622D9F #8040C9 #A070D6 #BF9FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8040C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8040C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040C9

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040C9	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.202 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79da',
    500: '#8040c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040c9;
$custom-light: #aa79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.029,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52331,
    "c": 0.2021,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.12473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040C9

secondary

#B4D094

accent

#DF4999

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040C9

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

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