#8B44D2#8B44D2

#8B44D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.209 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44D2
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 210)
HSL	hsl(270, 61%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 67.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 56.21, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 83.41, 312.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.1137 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.209 303)
XYZ	xyz(24.3447, 14.2763, 62.4333)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44D2 #8BD244

analogous

#4444D2 #8B44D2 #D244D2

triadic

#8B44D2 #D28B44 #44D28B

tetradic

#8B44D2 #D24444 #8BD244 #44D2D2

square

#8B44D2 #D24444 #8BD244 #44D2D2

split-complementary

#8B44D2 #D2D244 #44D244

monochromatic

#4E1E7D #6C2AAF #8B44D2 #AA75DE #C8A7EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8B44D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8B44D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44D2

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44D2	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.209 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27de1',
    500: '#8b44d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44d2;
$custom-light: #b27de1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54737,
    "c": 0.20888,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.14276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44D2

secondary

#B9D79B

accent

#E44394

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44D2

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

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