#844EA6#844EA6

#844EA6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.143 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#844EA6
RGB	rgb(132, 78, 166)
HSL	hsl(277, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 53%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.93, 38.99, -38.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.93, 54.94, 315.21°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.0932 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.143 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1218, 13.1079, 37.5917)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#844EA6 #70A64E

analogous

#584EA6 #844EA6 #A64E9C

triadic

#844EA6 #A6844E #4EA684

tetradic

#844EA6 #A6584E #70A64E #4E9CA6

square

#844EA6 #A6584E #70A64E #4E9CA6

split-complementary

#844EA6 #9CA64E #4EA658

monochromatic

#422753 #633A7C #844EA6 #A174BE #BD9DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#844EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#844EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #844EA6

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##844EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##844EA6	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3663A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4766A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #844ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 78, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.143 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa81c1',
    500: '#844ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #844ea6;
$custom-light: #aa81c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#844ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.818,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52428,
    "c": 0.14291,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#844EA6

secondary

#A3BE92

accent

#CC5C87

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF7

border

#CECAD0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #844EA6

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

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