#8240CE#8240CE

#8240CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.208 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240CE
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 55.38, -62.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 83.67, 311.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1061 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.208 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1772, 12.8687, 59.6961)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240CE #8CCE40

analogous

#4045CE #8240CE #C940CE

triadic

#8240CE #CE8240 #40CE82

tetradic

#8240CE #CE4045 #8CCE40 #40CEC9

square

#8240CE #CE4045 #8CCE40 #40CEC9

split-complementary

#8240CE #CEC940 #45CE40

monochromatic

#471E75 #642BA6 #8240CE #A271DA #C2A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8240CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8240CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240CE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240CE	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#716282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.208 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7ade',
    500: '#8240ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240ce;
$custom-light: #ac7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.887,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52933,
    "c": 0.20787,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240CE

secondary

#B7D496

accent

#E24599

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240CE

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

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