#8040DC#8040DC

#8040DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.223 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8040DC
RGB	rgb(128, 64, 220)
HSL	hsl(265, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 70.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 58.48, -69.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 90.77, 310.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.1009 -0.1985)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.223 297)
XYZ	xyz(23.6504, 13.4228, 69.0411)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8040DC #9CDC40

analogous

#404EDC #8040DC #CE40DC

triadic

#8040DC #DC8040 #40DC80

tetradic

#8040DC #DC404E #9CDC40 #40DCCE

square

#8040DC #DC404E #9CDC40 #40DCCE

split-complementary

#8040DC #DCCE40 #4EDC40

monochromatic

#471989 #6223BC #8040DC #A274E5 #C5A7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8040DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8040DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8040DC

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8040DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8040DC	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68678A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8040dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 64, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.223 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7ae8',
    500: '#8040dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8040dc;
$custom-light: #ac7ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8040dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.615,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53803,
    "c": 0.22268,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.13423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8040DC

secondary

#C2DC9B

accent

#EC3CA4

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8040DC

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

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