#8A44CE#8A44CE

#8A44CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.204 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A44CE
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.22, 55.06, -59.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.22, 81.42, 312.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% 0.1128 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.204 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6864, 13.9938, 59.8338)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A44CE #88CE44

analogous

#4544CE #8A44CE #CE44CD

triadic

#8A44CE #CE8A44 #44CE8A

tetradic

#8A44CE #CE4544 #88CE44 #44CDCE

square

#8A44CE #CE4544 #88CE44 #44CDCE

split-complementary

#8A44CE #CDCE44 #44CE45

monochromatic

#4C1F78 #6B2CA9 #8A44CE #A874DB #C7A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8A44CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8A44CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A44CE

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A44CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A44CE	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0868CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a44ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.204 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17dde',
    500: '#8a44ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a44ce;
$custom-light: #b17dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a44ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.435,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54333,
    "c": 0.20438,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A44CE

secondary

#B6D499

accent

#E24693

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A44CE

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

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