#8B44CE#8B44CE

#8B44CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.205 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44CE
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 55.27, -59.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 81.41, 312.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1142 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.205 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.8526, 14.0795, 59.8416)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44CE #87CE44

analogous

#4644CE #8B44CE #CE44CC

triadic

#8B44CE #CE8B44 #44CE8B

tetradic

#8B44CE #CE4644 #87CE44 #44CCCE

square

#8B44CE #CE4644 #87CE44 #44CCCE

split-complementary

#8B44CE #CCCE44 #44CE46

monochromatic

#4D1F78 #6C2CA9 #8B44CE #A974DB #C7A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8B44CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8B44CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44CE

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44CE	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D69CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.205 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27dde',
    500: '#8b44ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44ce;
$custom-light: #b27dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.87,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54448,
    "c": 0.2046,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44CE

secondary

#B6D499

accent

#E24692

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44CE

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

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