#8C44CC#8C44CC

#8C44CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.203 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C44CC
RGB	rgb(140, 68, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 55.00, -58.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 80.40, 313.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.1157 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.203 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7790, 14.0695, 58.5780)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C44CC #84CC44

analogous

#4844CC #8C44CC #CC44C8

triadic

#8C44CC #CC8C44 #44CC8C

tetradic

#8C44CC #CC4844 #84CC44 #44C8CC

square

#8C44CC #CC4844 #84CC44 #44C8CC

split-complementary

#8C44CC #C8CC44 #44CC48

monochromatic

#4D2076 #6D2DA6 #8C44CC #AA74D9 #C7A4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8C44CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8C44CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C44CC

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C44CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C44CC	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c44cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 68, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.203 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddc',
    500: '#8c44cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c44cc;
$custom-light: #b27ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c44cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54421,
    "c": 0.2027,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C44CC

secondary

#B4D399

accent

#E0478F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C44CC

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

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