#8240A2#8240A2

#8240A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.160 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240A2
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(280, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 45.04, -41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 61.32, 317.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% 0.1094 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.16 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5598, 11.0217, 35.3778)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240A2 #60A240

analogous

#5140A2 #8240A2 #A24091

triadic

#8240A2 #A28240 #40A282

tetradic

#8240A2 #A25140 #60A240 #4091A2

square

#8240A2 #A25140 #60A240 #4091A2

split-complementary

#8240A2 #91A240 #40A251

monochromatic

#3C1D4A #5F2F76 #8240A2 #A05FC0 #BA8BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8240A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8240A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240A2

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240A2	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F5AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.160 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a978be',
    500: '#8240a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240a2;
$custom-light: #a978be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49871,
    "c": 0.16002,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240A2

secondary

#95BC82

accent

#D3557E

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240A2

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

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