#8440CE#8440CE

#8440CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.208 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440CE
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(269, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, 55.77, -62.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 83.63, 311.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.1089 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.208 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4870, 13.0285, 59.7106)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440CE #8ACE40

analogous

#4043CE #8440CE #CB40CE

triadic

#8440CE #CE8440 #40CE84

tetradic

#8440CE #CE4043 #8ACE40 #40CECB

square

#8440CE #CE4043 #8ACE40 #40CECB

split-complementary

#8440CE #CECB40 #43CE40

monochromatic

#481E75 #662BA6 #8440CE #A371DA #C3A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8440CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8440CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440CE

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440CE	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#746182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.208 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7ade',
    500: '#8440ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440ce;
$custom-light: #ad7ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.732,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53158,
    "c": 0.2082,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440CE

secondary

#B6D496

accent

#E24597

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440CE

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

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