#8B44BE#8B44BE

#8B44BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.187 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44BE
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 190)
HSL	hsl(275, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 64.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 51.54, -52.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 73.38, 314.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% 0.1156 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.187 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0069, 13.3412, 50.1210)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44BE #77BE44

analogous

#4E44BE #8B44BE #BE44B4

triadic

#8B44BE #BE8B44 #44BE8B

tetradic

#8B44BE #BE4E44 #77BE44 #44B4BE

square

#8B44BE #BE4E44 #77BE44 #44B4BE

split-complementary

#8B44BE #B4BE44 #44BE4E

monochromatic

#492365 #6A3392 #8B44BE #A771CE #C39FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8B44BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8B44BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44BE

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44BE	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.187 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17cd2',
    500: '#8b44be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44be;
$custom-light: #b17cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.918,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53334,
    "c": 0.18747,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44BE

secondary

#AACA94

accent

#D85089

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44BE

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

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