#8B45CD#8B45CD

#8B45CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.202 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B45CD
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 54.55, -59.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 80.38, 312.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1132 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.202 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.7925, 14.1531, 59.2241)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B45CD #87CD45

analogous

#4745CD #8B45CD #CD45CB

triadic

#8B45CD #CD8B45 #45CD8B

tetradic

#8B45CD #CD4745 #87CD45 #45CBCD

square

#8B45CD #CD4745 #87CD45 #45CBCD

split-complementary

#8B45CD #CBCD45 #45CD47

monochromatic

#4D2077 #6C2DA8 #8B45CD #A975DA #C7A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8B45CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8B45CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B45CD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B45CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B45CD	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1469CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b45cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.202 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddd',
    500: '#8b45cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b45cd;
$custom-light: #b27ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b45cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.882,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54501,
    "c": 0.20224,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.14153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B45CD

secondary

#B6D49A

accent

#E14792

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B45CD

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

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