#844EB5#844EB5

#844EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.161 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#844EB5
RGB	rgb(132, 78, 181)
HSL	hsl(271, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 42.54, -46.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 62.79, 312.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% 0.0941 -0.1302)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.161 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.5788, 13.6907, 45.2655)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#844EB5 #7FB54E

analogous

#504EB5 #844EB5 #B54EB3

triadic

#844EB5 #B5844E #4EB584

tetradic

#844EB5 #B5504E #7FB54E #4EB3B5

square

#844EB5 #B5504E #7FB54E #4EB3B5

split-complementary

#844EB5 #B3B54E #4EB550

monochromatic

#462860 #653A8B #844EB5 #A279C7 #C0A4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#844EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#844EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #844EB5

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##844EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##844EB5	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2766B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C68B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #844eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 78, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.161 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab82cc',
    500: '#844eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #844eb5;
$custom-light: #ab82cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#844eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.456,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5334,
    "c": 0.16061,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#844EB5

secondary

#AEC699

accent

#D15791

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#100A13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #844EB5

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

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