#844EB4#844EB4

#844EB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.159 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#844EB4
RGB	rgb(132, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(272, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 42.30, -45.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 62.27, 312.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.0941 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.159 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4766, 13.6498, 44.7271)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#844EB4 #7EB44E

analogous

#514EB4 #844EB4 #B44EB1

triadic

#844EB4 #B4844E #4EB484

tetradic

#844EB4 #B4514E #7EB44E #4EB1B4

square

#844EB4 #B4514E #7EB44E #4EB1B4

split-complementary

#844EB4 #B1B44E #4EB451

monochromatic

#45285F #653B8A #844EB4 #A279C6 #C0A4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#844EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#844EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #844EB4

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##844EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##844EB4	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2966B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D68B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #844eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.159 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab82cb',
    500: '#844eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #844eb4;
$custom-light: #ab82cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#844eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53277,
    "c": 0.15943,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#844EB4

secondary

#AEC698

accent

#D05790

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF8

border

#CECAD1

text

#100A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #844EB4

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

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