#844CB5#844CB5

#844CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.164 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#844CB5
RGB	rgb(132, 76, 181)
HSL	hsl(272, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 58%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 58%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, 43.62, -46.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 64.01, 312.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% 0.0967 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.164 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4389, 13.4108, 45.2189)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#844CB5 #7DB54C

analogous

#4F4CB5 #844CB5 #B54CB1

triadic

#844CB5 #B5844C #4CB584

tetradic

#844CB5 #B54F4C #7DB54C #4CB1B5

square

#844CB5 #B54F4C #7DB54C #4CB1B5

split-complementary

#844CB5 #B1B54C #4CB54F

monochromatic

#45275F #65398B #844CB5 #A277C7 #C0A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#844CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#844CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #844CB5

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##844CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##844CB5	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2365B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A67B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #844cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 76, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.164 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab80cc',
    500: '#844cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #844cb5;
$custom-light: #ab80cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#844cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 41.502,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53039,
    "c": 0.16369,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#844CB5

secondary

#ADC697

accent

#D15690

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#100A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #844CB5

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

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