#844AD8#844AD8

#844AD8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.207 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#844AD8
RGB	rgb(132, 74, 216)
HSL	hsl(265, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(265, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 65.7%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 53.34, -64.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 83.32, 309.81°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.0971 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.207 298)
XYZ	xyz(24.3560, 14.7606, 66.5183)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#844AD8 #9ED84A

analogous

#4A57D8 #844AD8 #CB4AD8

triadic

#844AD8 #D8844A #4AD884

tetradic

#844AD8 #D84A57 #9ED84A #4AD8CB

square

#844AD8 #D84A57 #9ED84A #4AD8CB

split-complementary

#844AD8 #D8CB4A #57D84A

monochromatic

#4A1E8A #6529BC #844AD8 #A67CE3 #C8AFEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#844AD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#844AD8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #844AD8

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##844AD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##844AD8	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#706B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #844ad8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 74, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.207 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae80e5',
    500: '#844ad8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #844ad8;
$custom-light: #ae80e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#844ad8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.507,
    "s": 64.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55176,
    "c": 0.20673,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.14761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#844AD8

secondary

#C4DCA2

accent

#E840A3

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #844AD8

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

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