#8A44CB#8A44CB

#8A44CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.201 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44CB
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 66.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 54.35, -58.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 79.91, 312.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% 0.1131 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.201 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3254, 13.8494, 57.9327)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44CB #85CB44

analogous

#4644CB #8A44CB #CB44C8

triadic

#8A44CB #CB8A44 #44CB8A

tetradic

#8A44CB #CB4644 #85CB44 #44C8CB

square

#8A44CB #CB4644 #85CB44 #44C8CB

split-complementary

#8A44CB #C8CB44 #44CB46

monochromatic

#4C2074 #6B2EA4 #8A44CB #A874D8 #C6A4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8A44CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8A44CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44CB

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44CB	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1468C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.201 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ddc',
    500: '#8a44cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44cb;
$custom-light: #b17ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.111,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54118,
    "c": 0.20116,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44CB

secondary

#B4D398

accent

#E04891

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44CB

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

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