#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
RGBrgb(140, 68, 204)
HSLhsl(272, 57%, 53%)
HSVhsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(31.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(44.33, 55.00, -58.64)
CIE-LCHlch(44.33, 80.40, 313.17°)
OKLaboklab(54.42% 0.1157 -0.1664)
OKLCHoklch(54.42% 0.203 304.8)
XYZxyz(23.7790, 14.0695, 58.5780)
Luminance0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##8C44CC1.005.513.815.51
#FFFFFF5.511.0021.001.00
#0000003.8121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.511.0021.001.00

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

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#8C44CC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva