#8240C9#8240C9

#8240C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.202 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240C9
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 201)
HSL	hsl(269, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 68.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 54.17, -60.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 81.14, 311.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1069 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.202 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5794, 12.6296, 56.5479)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240C9 #87C940

analogous

#4043C9 #8240C9 #C640C9

triadic

#8240C9 #C98240 #40C982

tetradic

#8240C9 #C94043 #87C940 #40C9C6

square

#8240C9 #C94043 #87C940 #40C9C6

split-complementary

#8240C9 #C9C640 #43C940

monochromatic

#461F6F #642D9F #8240C9 #A170D6 #C09FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8240C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8240C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240C9

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240C9	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.202 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7ada',
    500: '#8240c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240c9;
$custom-light: #ac7ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.905,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52557,
    "c": 0.20246,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240C9

secondary

#B3D094

accent

#DF4997

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240C9

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

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