#8240BF#8240BF

#8240BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.192 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240BF
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(271, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 51.76, -55.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 76.07, 312.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1081 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.192 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4412, 12.1743, 50.5531)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240BF #7DBF40

analogous

#4240BF #8240BF #BF40BD

triadic

#8240BF #BF8240 #40BF82

tetradic

#8240BF #BF4240 #7DBF40 #40BDBF

square

#8240BF #BF4240 #7DBF40 #40BDBF

split-complementary

#8240BF #BDBF40 #40BF42

monochromatic

#442163 #633191 #8240BF #A06ECE #BE9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8240BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8240BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240BF

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240BF	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1562BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.192 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79d3',
    500: '#8240bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240bf;
$custom-light: #ab79d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.181,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51826,
    "c": 0.19161,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240BF

secondary

#ACCA91

accent

#D94E91

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFA

border

#CFC9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240BF

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

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