#8040D4#8040D4

#8040D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.214 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040D4
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(266, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, 56.49, -65.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 86.75, 310.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% 0.1024 -0.188)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.214 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.6161, 13.0091, 63.5941)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040D4 #94D440

analogous

#404AD4 #8040D4 #CA40D4

triadic

#8040D4 #D48040 #40D480

tetradic

#8040D4 #D4404A #94D440 #40D4CA

square

#8040D4 #D4404A #94D440 #40D4CA

split-complementary

#8040D4 #D4CA40 #4AD440

monochromatic

#461C7D #6227AF #8040D4 #A172DF #C2A4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8040D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8040D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040D4

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040D4	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C6486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.214 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7ae2',
    500: '#8040d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040d4;
$custom-light: #ab7ae2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.946,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53172,
    "c": 0.21405,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040D4

secondary

#BCD798

accent

#E6429F

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110915

muted

#807B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040D4

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

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