#8B44CC#8B44CC

#8B44CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.202 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44CC
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 204)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.21, 54.79, -58.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.21, 80.41, 312.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1144 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.202 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6112, 13.9829, 58.5701)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44CC #85CC44

analogous

#4744CC #8B44CC #CC44C9

triadic

#8B44CC #CC8B44 #44CC8B

tetradic

#8B44CC #CC4744 #85CC44 #44C9CC

square

#8B44CC #CC4744 #85CC44 #44C9CC

split-complementary

#8B44CC #C9CC44 #44CC47

monochromatic

#4D2076 #6C2DA6 #8B44CC #A974D9 #C7A4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8B44CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8B44CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44CC

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44CC	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)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1468C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.202 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddc',
    500: '#8b44cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44cc;
$custom-light: #b27ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.324,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54305,
    "c": 0.20247,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44CC

secondary

#B5D399

accent

#E04791

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44CC

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

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