#8440BD#8440BD

#8440BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.190 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440BD
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(273, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 51.71, -54.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 75.04, 313.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.111 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.19 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5324, 12.2466, 49.4164)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440BD #79BD40

analogous

#4640BD #8440BD #BD40B8

triadic

#8440BD #BD8440 #40BD84

tetradic

#8440BD #BD4640 #79BD40 #40B8BD

square

#8440BD #BD4640 #79BD40 #40B8BD

split-complementary

#8440BD #B8BD40 #40BD46

monochromatic

#442162 #64318F #8440BD #A16DCD #BF9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8440BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8440BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440BD

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440BD	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.190 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac79d2',
    500: '#8440bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440bd;
$custom-light: #ac79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.64,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51919,
    "c": 0.18992,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440BD

secondary

#AAC990

accent

#D94F8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440BD

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

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