#8040CC#8040CC

#8040CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.205 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040CC
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(267, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 54.51, -62.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 82.70, 311.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1037 -0.1773)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.205 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6319, 12.6154, 58.4104)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040CC #8CCC40

analogous

#4046CC #8040CC #C640CC

triadic

#8040CC #CC8040 #40CC80

tetradic

#8040CC #CC4046 #8CCC40 #40CCC6

square

#8040CC #CC4046 #8CCC40 #40CCC6

split-complementary

#8040CC #CCC640 #46CC40

monochromatic

#451F73 #622CA3 #8040CC #A070D9 #C0A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8040CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8040CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040CC

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040CC	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.205 300.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.429,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52558,
    "c": 0.20538,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040CC

secondary

#B7D295

accent

#E1479B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040CC

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

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