#8240DF#8240DF

#8240DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.226 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8240DF
RGB	rgb(130, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(265, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(265, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 59.57, -70.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 92.20, 310.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.1031 -0.2012)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.226 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.3551, 13.7399, 71.1666)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8240DF #9DDF40

analogous

#404EDF #8240DF #D240DF

triadic

#8240DF #DF8240 #40DF82

tetradic

#8240DF #DF404E #9DDF40 #40DFD2

square

#8240DF #DF404E #9DDF40 #40DFD2

split-complementary

#8240DF #DFD240 #4EDF40

monochromatic

#48188D #6320C1 #8240DF #A474E8 #C7A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8240DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8240DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8240DF

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8240DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8240DF	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A688C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8240df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.226 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7aea',
    500: '#8240df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8240df;
$custom-light: #ae7aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8240df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.906,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54256,
    "c": 0.2261,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8240DF

secondary

#C3DE9D

accent

#EE3AA3

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8240DF

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

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