#8440C7#8440C7

#8440C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.201 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440C7
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, 54.09, -59.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 80.10, 312.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1099 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.201 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6555, 12.6959, 55.3314)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440C7 #83C740

analogous

#4140C7 #8440C7 #C740C7

triadic

#8440C7 #C78440 #40C784

tetradic

#8440C7 #C74140 #83C740 #40C7C7

square

#8440C7 #C74140 #83C740 #40C7C7

split-complementary

#8440C7 #C7C740 #40C741

monochromatic

#47206D #652E9C #8440C7 #A26FD5 #C19FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8440C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8440C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440C7

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440C7	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.201 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ad9',
    500: '#8440c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440c7;
$custom-light: #ad7ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.222,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52639,
    "c": 0.2007,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440C7

secondary

#B1CF94

accent

#DE4A93

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440C7

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

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