#8440BE#8440BE

#8440BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.191 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440BE
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(272, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 51.95, -54.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 75.55, 313.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1109 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.191 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6413, 12.2902, 49.9900)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440BE #7ABE40

analogous

#4540BE #8440BE #BE40B9

triadic

#8440BE #BE8440 #40BE84

tetradic

#8440BE #BE4540 #7ABE40 #40B9BE

square

#8440BE #BE4540 #7ABE40 #40B9BE

split-complementary

#8440BE #B9BE40 #40BE45

monochromatic

#442162 #643190 #8440BE #A16DCE #BF9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8440BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8440BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440BE

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440BE	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C63BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.191 305.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.381,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5199,
    "c": 0.191,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440BE

secondary

#ABC990

accent

#D94F8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440BE

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

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