#8C44CE#8C44CE

#8C44CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.205 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C44CE
RGB	rgb(140, 68, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 55.47, -59.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 81.40, 312.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1155 -0.1692)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.205 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0204, 14.1660, 59.8494)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C44CE #86CE44

analogous

#4744CE #8C44CE #CE44CB

triadic

#8C44CE #CE8C44 #44CE8C

tetradic

#8C44CE #CE4744 #86CE44 #44CBCE

square

#8C44CE #CE4744 #86CE44 #44CBCE

split-complementary

#8C44CE #CBCE44 #44CE47

monochromatic

#4E1F78 #6D2CA9 #8C44CE #AA74DB #C8A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8C44CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8C44CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C44CE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C44CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C44CE	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)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1069CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c44ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 68, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.205 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27dde',
    500: '#8c44ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c44ce;
$custom-light: #b27dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c44ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.304,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54563,
    "c": 0.20482,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C44CE

secondary

#B6D499

accent

#E24691

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C44CE

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

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