#8B44DE#8B44DE

#8B44DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.222 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44DE
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 222)
HSL	hsl(268, 70%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 69.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 59.09, -67.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 89.40, 311.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1119 -0.1913)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.222 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.8962, 14.8969, 70.6041)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44DE #97DE44

analogous

#444ADE #8B44DE #D844DE

triadic

#8B44DE #DE8B44 #44DE8B

tetradic

#8B44DE #DE444A #97DE44 #44DED8

square

#8B44DE #DE444A #97DE44 #44DED8

split-complementary

#8B44DE #DED844 #4ADE44

monochromatic

#4F198E #6C22C2 #8B44DE #AB78E7 #CCACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8B44DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8B44DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44DE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44DE	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78698C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.222 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37de9',
    500: '#8b44de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44de;
$custom-light: #b37de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.662,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55628,
    "c": 0.22163,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44DE

secondary

#C1DE9F

accent

#ED3B9B

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44DE

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

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