#8040CF#8040CF

#8040CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.209 H 299.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040CF
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(267, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 55.25, -63.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 84.22, 310.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.1032 -0.1813)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.209 299.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9952, 12.7607, 60.3236)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040CF #8FCF40

analogous

#4047CF #8040CF #C740CF

triadic

#8040CF #CF8040 #40CF80

tetradic

#8040CF #CF4047 #8FCF40 #40CFC7

square

#8040CF #CF4047 #8FCF40 #40CFC7

split-complementary

#8040CF #CFC740 #47CF40

monochromatic

#461E77 #622AA8 #8040CF #A171DB #C1A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8040CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8040CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040CF

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040CF	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E6283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.209 299.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7adf',
    500: '#8040cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040cf;
$custom-light: #ab7adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.853,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52786,
    "c": 0.20864,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040CF

secondary

#B9D497

accent

#E3459C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040CF

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

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