#8240CA#8240CA

#8240CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.204 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240CA
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 54.41, -60.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 81.65, 311.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1067 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.204 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6974, 12.6768, 57.1694)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240CA #88CA40

analogous

#4043CA #8240CA #C740CA

triadic

#8240CA #CA8240 #40CA82

tetradic

#8240CA #CA4043 #88CA40 #40CAC7

square

#8240CA #CA4043 #88CA40 #40CAC7

split-complementary

#8240CA #CAC740 #43CA40

monochromatic

#461F70 #642CA0 #8240CA #A170D7 #C1A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8240CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8240CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240CA

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240CA	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.204 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7adb',
    500: '#8240ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240ca;
$custom-light: #ac7adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.696,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52632,
    "c": 0.20354,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240CA

secondary

#B4D195

accent

#E04897

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240CA

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

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