#8C44D5#8C44D5

#8C44D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.212 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C44D5
RGB	rgb(140, 68, 213)
HSL	hsl(270, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 68.1%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 57.13, -62.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 84.90, 312.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.1146 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.212 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8898, 14.5138, 64.4281)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C44D5 #8DD544

analogous

#4444D5 #8C44D5 #D444D5

triadic

#8C44D5 #D58C44 #44D58C

tetradic

#8C44D5 #D54444 #8DD544 #44D5D4

square

#8C44D5 #D54444 #8DD544 #44D5D4

split-complementary

#8C44D5 #D5D444 #44D544

monochromatic

#4F1D82 #6D28B3 #8C44D5 #AB76E0 #C9A8EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8C44D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8C44D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C44D5

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C44D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C44D5	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c44d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 68, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.212 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37de3',
    500: '#8c44d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c44d5;
$custom-light: #b37de3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c44d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.793,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5507,
    "c": 0.21227,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C44D5

secondary

#BBD99C

accent

#E64194

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C44D5

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

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