#8240C2#8240C2

#8240C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.195 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240C2
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(270, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 52.48, -57.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 77.59, 312.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.1077 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.195 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7747, 12.3077, 52.3096)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240C2 #80C240

analogous

#4140C2 #8240C2 #C240C1

triadic

#8240C2 #C28240 #40C282

tetradic

#8240C2 #C24140 #80C240 #40C1C2

square

#8240C2 #C24140 #80C240 #40C1C2

split-complementary

#8240C2 #C1C240 #40C241

monochromatic

#442167 #633095 #8240C2 #A06ED1 #BF9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8240C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8240C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240C2

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240C2	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A62BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.195 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79d5',
    500: '#8240c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240c2;
$custom-light: #ab79d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.462,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52043,
    "c": 0.19487,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240C2

secondary

#AECC92

accent

#DB4D93

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFA

border

#CFC9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240C2

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

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