#8B45CA#8B45CA

#8B45CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.199 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B45CA
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 65.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 53.84, -57.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 78.87, 313.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.1135 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.199 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4339, 14.0096, 57.3352)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B45CA #84CA45

analogous

#4845CA #8B45CA #CA45C7

triadic

#8B45CA #CA8B45 #45CA8B

tetradic

#8B45CA #CA4845 #84CA45 #45C7CA

square

#8B45CA #CA4845 #84CA45 #45C7CA

split-complementary

#8B45CA #C7CA45 #45CA48

monochromatic

#4C2174 #6C2FA3 #8B45CA #A975D8 #C6A4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8B45CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8B45CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B45CA

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B45CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B45CA	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C69C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b45ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.199 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ddb',
    500: '#8b45ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b45ca;
$custom-light: #b17ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b45ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 55.649,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54289,
    "c": 0.19901,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B45CA

secondary

#B4D299

accent

#DF4990

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B45CA

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

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