#8B44D5#8B44D5

#8B44D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.212 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44D5
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 213)
HSL	hsl(269, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 56.93, -63.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 84.91, 312.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1133 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.212 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.7220, 14.4273, 64.4202)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44D5 #8ED544

analogous

#4446D5 #8B44D5 #D344D5

triadic

#8B44D5 #D58B44 #44D58B

tetradic

#8B44D5 #D54446 #8ED544 #44D5D3

square

#8B44D5 #D54446 #8ED544 #44D5D3

split-complementary

#8B44D5 #D5D344 #46D544

monochromatic

#4E1D82 #6C28B3 #8B44D5 #AA76E0 #C9A8EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8B44D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8B44D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44D5

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44D5	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.212 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27de3',
    500: '#8b44d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44d5;
$custom-light: #b27de3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.379,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54956,
    "c": 0.21206,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44D5

secondary

#BBD99C

accent

#E64196

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44D5

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

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