#8240CF#8240CF

#8240CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.209 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240CF
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(268, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 55.63, -63.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 84.18, 311.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.106 -0.1801)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.209 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2990, 12.9174, 60.3379)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240CF #8DCF40

analogous

#4045CF #8240CF #C940CF

triadic

#8240CF #CF8240 #40CF82

tetradic

#8240CF #CF4045 #8DCF40 #40CFC9

square

#8240CF #CF4045 #8DCF40 #40CFC9

split-complementary

#8240CF #CFC940 #45CF40

monochromatic

#471E77 #642AA8 #8240CF #A271DB #C2A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8240CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8240CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240CF

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240CF	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#716283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.209 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7adf',
    500: '#8240cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240cf;
$custom-light: #ac7adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.692,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53009,
    "c": 0.20894,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240CF

secondary

#B8D497

accent

#E3459A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240CF

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

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