#8240CD#8240CD

#8240CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.207 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240CD
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 55.14, -62.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 83.17, 311.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1063 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.207 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0561, 12.8203, 59.0583)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240CD #8BCD40

analogous

#4045CD #8240CD #C840CD

triadic

#8240CD #CD8240 #40CD82

tetradic

#8240CD #CD4045 #8BCD40 #40CDC8

square

#8240CD #CD4045 #8BCD40 #40CDC8

split-complementary

#8240CD #CDC840 #45CD40

monochromatic

#471E74 #642BA5 #8240CD #A271DA #C1A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8240CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8240CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240CD

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240CD	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.207 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7add',
    500: '#8240cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240cd;
$custom-light: #ac7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.085,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52857,
    "c": 0.20679,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240CD

secondary

#B6D396

accent

#E24699

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240CD

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

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