#8C44BB#8C44BB

#8C44BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.185 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C44BB
RGB	rgb(140, 68, 187)
HSL	hsl(276, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 63.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.21, 51.09, -50.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.21, 71.89, 315.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.117 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.185 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8502, 13.2979, 48.4198)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C44BB #73BB44

analogous

#5144BB #8C44BB #BB44AE

triadic

#8C44BB #BB8C44 #44BB8C

tetradic

#8C44BB #BB5144 #73BB44 #44AEBB

square

#8C44BB #BB5144 #73BB44 #44AEBB

split-complementary

#8C44BB #AEBB44 #44BB51

monochromatic

#492361 #6A348E #8C44BB #A871CB #C39EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8C44BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8C44BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C44BB

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C44BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C44BB	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3367B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c44bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 68, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.185 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17cd0',
    500: '#8c44bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c44bb;
$custom-light: #b17cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c44bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.303,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53254,
    "c": 0.18457,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C44BB

secondary

#A8C893

accent

#D65186

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C44BB

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

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