#8240C1#8240C1

#8240C1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.194 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240C1
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 193)
HSL	hsl(271, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 66.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 52.24, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 77.08, 312.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1079 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.194 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6628, 12.2629, 51.7202)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240C1 #7FC140

analogous

#4240C1 #8240C1 #C140BF

triadic

#8240C1 #C18240 #40C182

tetradic

#8240C1 #C14240 #7FC140 #40BFC1

square

#8240C1 #C14240 #7FC140 #40BFC1

split-complementary

#8240C1 #BFC140 #40C142

monochromatic

#442166 #633094 #8240C1 #A06ED0 #BE9CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8240C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8240C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240C1

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240C1	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E62BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.194 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79d4',
    500: '#8240c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240c1;
$custom-light: #ab79d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.698,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5197,
    "c": 0.19378,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240C1

secondary

#AECB92

accent

#DA4D92

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFA

border

#CFC9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240C1

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

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