#8440BB#8440BB

#8440BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.188 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440BB
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(273, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 51.24, -53.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 74.03, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1111 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.188 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3168, 12.1604, 48.2809)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440BB #77BB40

analogous

#4740BB #8440BB #BB40B5

triadic

#8440BB #BB8440 #40BB84

tetradic

#8440BB #BB4740 #77BB40 #40B5BB

square

#8440BB #BB4740 #77BB40 #40B5BB

split-complementary

#8440BB #B5BB40 #40BB47

monochromatic

#442160 #64308D #8440BB #A16CCD #BE99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8440BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8440BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440BB

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440BB	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2162B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.188 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac79d0',
    500: '#8440bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440bb;
$custom-light: #ac79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.171,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51779,
    "c": 0.18777,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440BB

secondary

#A8C88F

accent

#D94F8D

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EEF9

border

#CFC9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440BB

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

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