#8B44CB#8B44CB

#8B44CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.201 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44CB
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 66.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 54.56, -58.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 79.91, 313.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1145 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.201 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4917, 13.9351, 57.9405)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44CB #84CB44

analogous

#4844CB #8B44CB #CB44C7

triadic

#8B44CB #CB8B44 #44CB8B

tetradic

#8B44CB #CB4844 #84CB44 #44C7CB

square

#8B44CB #CB4844 #84CB44 #44C7CB

split-complementary

#8B44CB #C7CB44 #44CB48

monochromatic

#4C2074 #6C2EA4 #8B44CB #A974D8 #C6A4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8B44CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8B44CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44CB

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44CB	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1768C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.201 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddc',
    500: '#8b44cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44cb;
$custom-light: #b27ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.556,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54234,
    "c": 0.20139,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44CB

secondary

#B4D398

accent

#E04890

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44CB

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

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