#8240B8#8240B8

#8240B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.184 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240B8
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 184)
HSL	hsl(273, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 65.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, 50.09, -52.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 72.50, 313.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1087 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.184 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6892, 11.8735, 46.5927)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240B8 #76B840

analogous

#4640B8 #8240B8 #B840B2

triadic

#8240B8 #B88240 #40B882

tetradic

#8240B8 #B84640 #76B840 #40B2B8

square

#8240B8 #B84640 #76B840 #40B2B8

split-complementary

#8240B8 #B2B840 #40B846

monochromatic

#42205D #62308B #8240B8 #9F6ACB #BD97DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8240B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8240B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240B8

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240B8	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2361B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.184 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79ce',
    500: '#8240b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240b8;
$custom-light: #aa79ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51331,
    "c": 0.18398,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240B8

secondary

#A7C78D

accent

#D8508D

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240B8

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

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