#8440DF#8440DF

#8440DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.226 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8440DF
RGB	rgb(132, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(266, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(266, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, 59.92, -69.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 92.13, 310.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1059 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.226 297.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6650, 13.8996, 71.1811)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8440DF #9BDF40

analogous

#404CDF #8440DF #D340DF

triadic

#8440DF #DF8440 #40DF84

tetradic

#8440DF #DF404C #9BDF40 #40DFD3

square

#8440DF #DF404C #9BDF40 #40DFD3

split-complementary

#8440DF #DFD340 #4CDF40

monochromatic

#4A188D #6520C1 #8440DF #A674E8 #C8A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8440DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8440DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8440DF

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8440DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8440DF	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D688C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8440df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.226 297.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bea',
    500: '#8440df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8440df;
$custom-light: #af7bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8440df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.66,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54471,
    "c": 0.22632,
    "h": 297.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8440DF

secondary

#C2DE9D

accent

#EE3AA1

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8440DF

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

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