#8A44CD#8A44CD

#8A44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.203 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44CD
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 54.82, -59.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 80.92, 312.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.1129 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.203 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5653, 13.9453, 59.1960)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44CD #87CD44

analogous

#4544CD #8A44CD #CD44CB

triadic

#8A44CD #CD8A44 #44CD8A

tetradic

#8A44CD #CD4544 #87CD44 #44CBCD

square

#8A44CD #CD4544 #87CD44 #44CBCD

split-complementary

#8A44CD #CBCD44 #44CD45

monochromatic

#4C2077 #6B2DA7 #8A44CD #A874DA #C6A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8A44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8A44CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44CD

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44CD	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D68CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.203 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ddd',
    500: '#8a44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44cd;
$custom-light: #b17ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.657,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54261,
    "c": 0.20331,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44CD

secondary

#B6D499

accent

#E14792

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44CD

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

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