#844AD9#844AD9

#844AD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.208 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#844AD9
RGB	rgb(132, 74, 217)
HSL	hsl(264, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(264, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 53.59, -64.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 83.83, 309.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.097 -0.1838)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.208 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4857, 14.8125, 67.2012)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#844AD9 #9FD94A

analogous

#4A57D9 #844AD9 #CC4AD9

triadic

#844AD9 #D9844A #4AD984

tetradic

#844AD9 #D94A57 #9FD94A #4AD9CC

square

#844AD9 #D94A57 #9FD94A #4AD9CC

split-complementary

#844AD9 #D9CC4A #57D94A

monochromatic

#4A1D8B #6528BE #844AD9 #A67DE4 #C9AFEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#844AD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#844AD9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #844AD9

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##844AD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##844AD9	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #844ad9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 74, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.208 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae80e6',
    500: '#844ad9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #844ad9;
$custom-light: #ae80e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#844ad9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.336,
    "s": 65.297,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5525,
    "c": 0.20786,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#844AD9

secondary

#C5DCA2

accent

#E840A4

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #844AD9

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

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