#844CA5#844CA5

#844CA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.145 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#844CA5
RGB	rgb(132, 76, 165)
HSL	hsl(278, 37%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 54%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 53.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 39.86, -38.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 55.68, 315.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.0959 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.145 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8905, 12.7914, 37.0639)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#844CA5 #6DA54C

analogous

#584CA5 #844CA5 #A54C99

triadic

#844CA5 #A5844C #4CA584

tetradic

#844CA5 #A5584C #6DA54C #4C99A5

square

#844CA5 #A5584C #6DA54C #4C99A5

split-complementary

#844CA5 #99A54C #4CA558

monochromatic

#412551 #62397B #844CA5 #A171BD #BD9BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#844CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#844CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #844CA5

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##844CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##844CA5	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3461A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4665A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #844ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 76, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.145 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa80c0',
    500: '#844ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #844ca5;
$custom-light: #aa80c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#844ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.753,
    "s": 36.929,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52057,
    "c": 0.14505,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#844CA5

secondary

#A0BD8F

accent

#CD5B85

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF7

border

#CEC9D0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #844CA5

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

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