#8040CE#8040CE

#8040CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.208 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040CE
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 55.00, -63.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 83.72, 311.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.1034 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.208 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8733, 12.7120, 59.6818)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040CE #8ECE40

analogous

#4047CE #8040CE #C740CE

triadic

#8040CE #CE8040 #40CE80

tetradic

#8040CE #CE4047 #8ECE40 #40CEC7

square

#8040CE #CE4047 #8ECE40 #40CEC7

split-complementary

#8040CE #CEC740 #47CE40

monochromatic

#451E75 #622BA6 #8040CE #A071DA #C1A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8040CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8040CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040CE

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040CE	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.208 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7ade',
    500: '#8040ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040ce;
$custom-light: #ab7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.042,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5271,
    "c": 0.20755,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040CE

secondary

#B8D496

accent

#E2459C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040CE

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

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