#8240AE#8240AE

#8240AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.173 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240AE
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(276, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 47.76, -47.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 67.41, 315.12°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% 0.1093 -0.1342)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.173 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6778, 11.4689, 41.2660)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240AE #6CAE40

analogous

#4B40AE #8240AE #AE40A3

triadic

#8240AE #AE8240 #40AE82

tetradic

#8240AE #AE4B40 #6CAE40 #40A3AE

square

#8240AE #AE4B40 #6CAE40 #40A3AE

split-complementary

#8240AE #A3AE40 #40AE4B

monochromatic

#3F1F55 #613081 #8240AE #9F65C6 #BB92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8240AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8240AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240AE

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240AE	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#045CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.173 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79c7',
    500: '#8240ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240ae;
$custom-light: #aa79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50649,
    "c": 0.17307,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240AE

secondary

#9FC288

accent

#D65287

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240AE

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

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