#8B44CA#8B44CA

#8B44CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.200 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44CA
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 54.32, -57.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 79.41, 313.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1146 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.2 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3729, 13.8876, 57.3149)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44CA #83CA44

analogous

#4844CA #8B44CA #CA44C6

triadic

#8B44CA #CA8B44 #44CA8B

tetradic

#8B44CA #CA4844 #83CA44 #44C6CA

square

#8B44CA #CA4844 #83CA44 #44C6CA

split-complementary

#8B44CA #C6CA44 #44CA48

monochromatic

#4C2173 #6C2EA3 #8B44CA #A974D8 #C6A3E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8B44CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8B44CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44CA

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44CA	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1968C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.200 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ddb',
    500: '#8b44ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44ca;
$custom-light: #b17ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.791,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54163,
    "c": 0.20032,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44CA

secondary

#B3D298

accent

#DF498F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44CA

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

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