#8240CC#8240CC

#8240CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.206 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240CC
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(268, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 54.90, -61.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 82.66, 311.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% 0.1064 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.206 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9358, 12.7721, 58.4246)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240CC #8ACC40

analogous

#4044CC #8240CC #C840CC

triadic

#8240CC #CC8240 #40CC82

tetradic

#8240CC #CC4044 #8ACC40 #40CCC8

square

#8240CC #CC4044 #8ACC40 #40CCC8

split-complementary

#8240CC #CCC840 #44CC40

monochromatic

#461F73 #642CA3 #8240CC #A270D9 #C1A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8240CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8240CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240CC

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240CC	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.206 301.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.286,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52782,
    "c": 0.2057,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240CC

secondary

#B6D295

accent

#E14798

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240CC

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

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