#8240AC#8240AC

#8240AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.171 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240AC
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 172)
HSL	hsl(277, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 62.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 47.30, -46.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 66.39, 315.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1094 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.171 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4843, 11.3915, 40.2468)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240AC #6AAC40

analogous

#4C40AC #8240AC #AC40A0

triadic

#8240AC #AC8240 #40AC82

tetradic

#8240AC #AC4C40 #6AAC40 #40A0AC

square

#8240AC #AC4C40 #6AAC40 #40A0AC

split-complementary

#8240AC #A0AC40 #40AC4C

monochromatic

#3F1F53 #602F7F #8240AC #9F64C5 #BB91D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8240AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8240AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240AC

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240AC	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B5CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3260A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.171 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79c5',
    500: '#8240ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240ac;
$custom-light: #aa79c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50516,
    "c": 0.17089,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240AC

secondary

#9DC187

accent

#D55285

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240AC

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

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