#8440AA#8440AA

#8440AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.169 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440AA
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(278, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, 47.33, -45.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 65.42, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.112 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.169 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6035, 11.4750, 39.2573)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440AA #66AA40

analogous

#4F40AA #8440AA #AA409B

triadic

#8440AA #AA8440 #40AA84

tetradic

#8440AA #AA4F40 #66AA40 #409BAA

square

#8440AA #AA4F40 #66AA40 #409BAA

split-complementary

#8440AA #9BAA40 #40AA4F

monochromatic

#3F1F51 #612F7E #8440AA #A163C4 #BC8FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8440AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8440AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440AA

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440AA	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3660A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.169 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79c4',
    500: '#8440aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440aa;
$custom-light: #ab79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.491,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50632,
    "c": 0.16942,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440AA

secondary

#9BC086

accent

#D55381

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440AA

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

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