#8240BD#8240BD

#8240BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.189 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240BD
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(272, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 51.28, -54.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 75.05, 313.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% 0.1083 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.189 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2226, 12.0869, 49.4019)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240BD #7BBD40

analogous

#4440BD #8240BD #BD40BA

triadic

#8240BD #BD8240 #40BD82

tetradic

#8240BD #BD4440 #7BBD40 #40BABD

square

#8240BD #BD4440 #7BBD40 #40BABD

split-complementary

#8240BD #BABD40 #40BD44

monochromatic

#432162 #63318F #8240BD #A06DCD #BE9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8240BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8240BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240BD

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240BD	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.189 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79d2',
    500: '#8240bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240bd;
$custom-light: #ab79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.68,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51683,
    "c": 0.18943,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240BD

secondary

#ABC990

accent

#D94F90

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFA

border

#CFC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240BD

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

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