#8240B2#8240B2

#8240B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.177 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240B2
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(275, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 48.69, -49.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 69.44, 314.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.1091 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.177 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0736, 11.6272, 43.3503)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240B2 #70B240

analogous

#4940B2 #8240B2 #B240A9

triadic

#8240B2 #B28240 #40B282

tetradic

#8240B2 #B24940 #70B240 #40A9B2

square

#8240B2 #B24940 #70B240 #40A9B2

split-complementary

#8240B2 #A9B240 #40B249

monochromatic

#402058 #613085 #8240B2 #9F67C8 #BC94D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8240B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8240B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240B2

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240B2	1.00	6.32	3.33	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B60AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.177 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79ca',
    500: '#8240b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240b2;
$custom-light: #aa79ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.737,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50918,
    "c": 0.17744,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240B2

secondary

#A2C48A

accent

#D75189

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240B2

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

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