#8040CD#8040CD

#8040CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.206 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040CD
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.25, 54.75, -62.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.25, 83.21, 311.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1035 -0.1786)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.206 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7522, 12.6636, 59.0441)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040CD #8DCD40

analogous

#4046CD #8040CD #C640CD

triadic

#8040CD #CD8040 #40CD80

tetradic

#8040CD #CD4046 #8DCD40 #40CDC6

square

#8040CD #CD4046 #8DCD40 #40CDC6

split-complementary

#8040CD #CDC640 #46CD40

monochromatic

#451E74 #622BA5 #8040CD #A071DA #C1A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8040CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8040CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040CD

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040CD	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.206 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7add',
    500: '#8040cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040cd;
$custom-light: #ab7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.234,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52634,
    "c": 0.20646,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040CD

secondary

#B7D396

accent

#E2469B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040CD

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

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