#8B44DA#8B44DA

#8B44DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.217 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44DA
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 218)
HSL	hsl(268, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.20, 58.12, -65.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.20, 87.41, 311.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1126 -0.186)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.217 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3664, 14.6850, 67.8142)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44DA #93DA44

analogous

#4448DA #8B44DA #D644DA

triadic

#8B44DA #DA8B44 #44DA8B

tetradic

#8B44DA #DA4448 #93DA44 #44DAD6

square

#8B44DA #DA4448 #93DA44 #44DAD6

split-complementary

#8B44DA #DAD644 #48DA44

monochromatic

#4F1B89 #6C25BC #8B44DA #AB77E4 #CAAAEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8B44DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8B44DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44DA

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44DA	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ADE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A688A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.217 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37de6',
    500: '#8b44da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44da;
$custom-light: #b37de6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.4,
    "s": 66.964,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55327,
    "c": 0.21738,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44DA

secondary

#BFDC9E

accent

#EA3E98

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44DA

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

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