#8240C5#8240C5

#8240C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.198 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240C5
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 197)
HSL	hsl(270, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 53.20, -58.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 79.11, 312.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1074 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.198 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1150, 12.4438, 54.1020)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240C5 #83C540

analogous

#4040C5 #8240C5 #C440C5

triadic

#8240C5 #C58240 #40C582

tetradic

#8240C5 #C54040 #83C540 #40C5C4

square

#8240C5 #C54040 #83C540 #40C5C4

split-complementary

#8240C5 #C5C440 #40C540

monochromatic

#45206A #632F99 #8240C5 #A16FD3 #BF9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8240C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8240C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240C5

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240C5	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.198 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79d7',
    500: '#8240c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240c5;
$custom-light: #ab79d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.774,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52262,
    "c": 0.19812,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240C5

secondary

#B1CE93

accent

#DD4B94

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240C5

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

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