#8040D5#8040D5

#8040D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.215 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040D5
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 213)
HSL	hsl(266, 64%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 70%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 70%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 56.73, -66.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 87.25, 310.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1022 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.215 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7427, 13.0597, 64.2605)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040D5 #95D540

analogous

#404BD5 #8040D5 #CB40D5

triadic

#8040D5 #D58040 #40D580

tetradic

#8040D5 #D5404B #95D540 #40D5CB

square

#8040D5 #D5404B #95D540 #40D5CB

split-complementary

#8040D5 #D5CB40 #4BD540

monochromatic

#461C7F #6227B1 #8040D5 #A172E0 #C3A4EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8040D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8040D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040D5

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040D5	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.215 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7ae3',
    500: '#8040d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040d5;
$custom-light: #ab7ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.772,
    "s": 63.948,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5325,
    "c": 0.21514,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040D5

secondary

#BDD899

accent

#E741A0

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110916

muted

#807B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040D5

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

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