#8240B5#8240B5

#8240B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.181 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240B5
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 181)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 65%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 64.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 49.39, -50.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 70.97, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.1089 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.181 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3781, 11.7490, 44.9540)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240B5 #73B540

analogous

#4740B5 #8240B5 #B540AD

triadic

#8240B5 #B58240 #40B582

tetradic

#8240B5 #B54740 #73B540 #40ADB5

square

#8240B5 #B54740 #73B540 #40ADB5

split-complementary

#8240B5 #ADB540 #40B547

monochromatic

#41205B #623088 #8240B5 #9F68CA #BC96DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8240B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8240B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240B5

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240B5	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2861B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.181 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79cc',
    500: '#8240b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240b5;
$custom-light: #aa79cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.846,
    "s": 47.755,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51123,
    "c": 0.18071,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240B5

secondary

#A5C58B

accent

#D7508B

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240B5

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

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