#8040CB#8040CB

#8040CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.204 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040CB
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 54.26, -61.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 82.20, 311.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1038 -0.1759)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.204 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5123, 12.5676, 57.7808)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040CB #8BCB40

analogous

#4045CB #8040CB #C640CB

triadic

#8040CB #CB8040 #40CB80

tetradic

#8040CB #CB4045 #8BCB40 #40CBC6

square

#8040CB #CB4045 #8BCB40 #40CBC6

split-complementary

#8040CB #CBC640 #45CB40

monochromatic

#451F72 #622CA2 #8040CB #A070D8 #C0A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8040CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8040CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040CB

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040CB	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.204 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79dc',
    500: '#8040cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040cb;
$custom-light: #ab79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.626,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52482,
    "c": 0.20428,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040CB

secondary

#B6D295

accent

#E0479A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040CB

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

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