#8240BC#8240BC

#8240BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240BC
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(272, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 51.04, -54.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 74.54, 313.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.1084 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.188 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1144, 12.0436, 48.8322)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240BC #7ABC40

analogous

#4440BC #8240BC #BC40B8

triadic

#8240BC #BC8240 #40BC82

tetradic

#8240BC #BC4440 #7ABC40 #40B8BC

square

#8240BC #BC4440 #7ABC40 #40B8BC

split-complementary

#8240BC #B8BC40 #40BC44

monochromatic

#432161 #62308E #8240BC #A06CCD #BD9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8240BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8240BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240BC

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240BC	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C62B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79d1',
    500: '#8240bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240bc;
$custom-light: #ab79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.935,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51612,
    "c": 0.18834,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240BC

secondary

#AAC98F

accent

#D94F8F

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EEF9

border

#CFC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240BC

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

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