#8440C8#8440C8

#8440C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.202 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440C8
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 54.33, -59.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 80.60, 312.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.1097 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.202 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7720, 12.7424, 55.9449)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440C8 #84C840

analogous

#4040C8 #8440C8 #C840C8

triadic

#8440C8 #C88440 #40C884

tetradic

#8440C8 #C84040 #84C840 #40C8C8

square

#8440C8 #C84040 #84C840 #40C8C8

split-complementary

#8440C8 #C8C840 #40C840

monochromatic

#47206E #652D9D #8440C8 #A370D6 #C19FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8440C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8440C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440C8

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440C8	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.202 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ada',
    500: '#8440c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440c8;
$custom-light: #ad7ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52712,
    "c": 0.20177,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440C8

secondary

#B2D094

accent

#DF4994

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440C8

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

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