#8B44CD#8B44CD

#8B44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.204 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44CD
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 55.03, -59.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 80.91, 312.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.38% 0.1143 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(54.38% 0.204 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7315, 14.0311, 59.2038)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44CD #86CD44

analogous

#4644CD #8B44CD #CD44CA

triadic

#8B44CD #CD8B44 #44CD8B

tetradic

#8B44CD #CD4644 #86CD44 #44CACD

square

#8B44CD #CD4644 #86CD44 #44CACD

split-complementary

#8B44CD #CACD44 #44CD46

monochromatic

#4D2077 #6C2DA7 #8B44CD #A974DA #C7A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8B44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8B44CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44CD

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44CD	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1169CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.204 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddd',
    500: '#8b44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44cd;
$custom-light: #b27ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.095,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54376,
    "c": 0.20353,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44CD

secondary

#B5D499

accent

#E14791

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44CD

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

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