#8240BB#8240BB

#8240BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.187 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240BB
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(272, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, 50.80, -53.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 74.03, 313.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1085 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.187 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0070, 12.0006, 48.2664)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240BB #79BB40

analogous

#4540BB #8240BB #BB40B7

triadic

#8240BB #BB8240 #40BB82

tetradic

#8240BB #BB4540 #79BB40 #40B7BB

square

#8240BB #BB4540 #79BB40 #40B7BB

split-complementary

#8240BB #B7BB40 #40BB45

monochromatic

#432160 #62308D #8240BB #A06CCD #BD99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8240BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8240BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240BB

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240BB	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.187 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79d0',
    500: '#8240bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240bb;
$custom-light: #ab79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.195,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51542,
    "c": 0.18725,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240BB

secondary

#A9C88F

accent

#D94F8F

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240BB

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

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