#8240BE#8240BE

#8240BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.191 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240BE
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(271, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.42, 51.52, -55.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.42, 75.56, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1082 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.191 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3315, 12.1304, 49.9755)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240BE #7CBE40

analogous

#4340BE #8240BE #BE40BB

triadic

#8240BE #BE8240 #40BE82

tetradic

#8240BE #BE4340 #7CBE40 #40BBBE

square

#8240BE #BE4340 #7CBE40 #40BBBE

split-complementary

#8240BE #BBBE40 #40BE43

monochromatic

#432162 #633190 #8240BE #A06DCE #BE9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8240BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8240BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240BE

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240BE	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1762BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.191 304.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.429,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51755,
    "c": 0.19052,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240BE

secondary

#ACC990

accent

#D94F91

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFA

border

#CFC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240BE

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

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