#8440C5#8440C5

#8440C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.199 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440C5
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 197)
HSL	hsl(271, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 53.61, -58.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 79.09, 312.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.1101 -0.1652)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.199 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.4248, 12.6036, 54.1165)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440C5 #81C540

analogous

#4140C5 #8440C5 #C540C3

triadic

#8440C5 #C58440 #40C584

tetradic

#8440C5 #C54140 #81C540 #40C3C5

square

#8440C5 #C54140 #81C540 #40C3C5

split-complementary

#8440C5 #C3C540 #40C541

monochromatic

#46206A #652F99 #8440C5 #A26FD3 #C09EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8440C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8440C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440C5

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440C5	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0563C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.199 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ad7',
    500: '#8440c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440c5;
$custom-light: #ad7ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.677,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52493,
    "c": 0.19855,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440C5

secondary

#B0CE93

accent

#DD4B92

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440C5

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

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