#8240CB#8240CB

#8240CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.205 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240CB
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 54.65, -61.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 82.15, 311.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.1066 -0.1747)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.205 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8162, 12.7243, 57.7950)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240CB #89CB40

analogous

#4044CB #8240CB #C740CB

triadic

#8240CB #CB8240 #40CB82

tetradic

#8240CB #CB4044 #89CB40 #40CBC7

square

#8240CB #CB4044 #89CB40 #40CBC7

split-complementary

#8240CB #CBC740 #44CB40

monochromatic

#461F72 #642CA2 #8240CB #A170D8 #C1A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8240CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8240CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240CB

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240CB	1.00	5.92	3.54	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.205 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7adc',
    500: '#8240cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240cb;
$custom-light: #ac7adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.489,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52707,
    "c": 0.20463,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240CB

secondary

#B5D295

accent

#E04798

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240CB

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

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