#8040CA#8040CA

#8040CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.203 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040CA
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 54.01, -61.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 81.69, 311.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.104 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.203 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3936, 12.5201, 57.1552)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040CA #8ACA40

analogous

#4045CA #8040CA #C540CA

triadic

#8040CA #CA8040 #40CA80

tetradic

#8040CA #CA4045 #8ACA40 #40CAC5

square

#8040CA #CA4045 #8ACA40 #40CAC5

split-complementary

#8040CA #CAC540 #45CA40

monochromatic

#451F70 #622CA0 #8040CA #A070D7 #C0A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8040CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8040CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040CA

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040CA	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#706080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.203 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79db',
    500: '#8040ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040ca;
$custom-light: #aa79db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.826,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52406,
    "c": 0.20319,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040CA

secondary

#B5D195

accent

#E04899

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040CA

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

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