#8440B2#8440B2

#8440B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.178 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440B2
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(276, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 49.15, -49.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 69.47, 315.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1118 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.178 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3834, 11.7870, 43.3649)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440B2 #6EB240

analogous

#4B40B2 #8440B2 #B240A7

triadic

#8440B2 #B28440 #40B284

tetradic

#8440B2 #B24B40 #6EB240 #40A7B2

square

#8440B2 #B24B40 #6EB240 #40A7B2

split-complementary

#8440B2 #A7B240 #40B24B

monochromatic

#412058 #633085 #8440B2 #A167C8 #BD94D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8440B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8440B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440B2

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440B2	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E61AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.178 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab79ca',
    500: '#8440b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440b2;
$custom-light: #ab79ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.789,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5116,
    "c": 0.17805,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440B2

secondary

#A1C48A

accent

#D75187

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440B2

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

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