#8440CB#8440CB

#8440CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.205 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440CB
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 55.05, -60.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 82.12, 312.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1093 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.205 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1261, 12.8841, 57.8095)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440CB #87CB40

analogous

#4041CB #8440CB #CA40CB

triadic

#8440CB #CB8440 #40CB84

tetradic

#8440CB #CB4041 #87CB40 #40CBCA

square

#8440CB #CB4041 #87CB40 #40CBCA

split-complementary

#8440CB #CBCA40 #41CB40

monochromatic

#471F72 #662CA2 #8440CB #A370D8 #C2A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8440CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8440CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440CB

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440CB	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#756081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.205 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7adc',
    500: '#8440cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440cb;
$custom-light: #ad7adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.353,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52934,
    "c": 0.205,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440CB

secondary

#B4D295

accent

#E04796

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440CB

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

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