#8C44CD#8C44CD

#8C44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.204 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C44CD
RGB	rgb(140, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 55.24, -59.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 80.90, 313.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1156 -0.1678)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.204 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8993, 14.1176, 59.2117)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C44CD #85CD44

analogous

#4744CD #8C44CD #CD44C9

triadic

#8C44CD #CD8C44 #44CD8C

tetradic

#8C44CD #CD4744 #85CD44 #44C9CD

square

#8C44CD #CD4744 #85CD44 #44C9CD

split-complementary

#8C44CD #C9CD44 #44CD47

monochromatic

#4E2077 #6D2DA7 #8C44CD #AA74DA #C7A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8C44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8C44CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C44CD

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C44CD	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1469CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.204 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddd',
    500: '#8c44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c44cd;
$custom-light: #b27ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.533,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54492,
    "c": 0.20377,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C44CD

secondary

#B5D499

accent

#E14790

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C44CD

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

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