#8C44DD#8C44DD

#8C44DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.221 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C44DD
RGB	rgb(140, 68, 221)
HSL	hsl(268, 69%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 69.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 59.03, -66.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 88.88, 311.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1135 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.221 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.9303, 14.9300, 69.9083)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C44DD #95DD44

analogous

#4449DD #8C44DD #D844DD

triadic

#8C44DD #DD8C44 #44DD8C

tetradic

#8C44DD #DD4449 #95DD44 #44DDD8

square

#8C44DD #DD4449 #95DD44 #44DDD8

split-complementary

#8C44DD #DDD844 #49DD44

monochromatic

#501A8D #6D23C1 #8C44DD #AC78E6 #CCACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8C44DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8C44DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C44DD

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C44DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C44DD	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A698C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c44dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 68, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.221 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47de9',
    500: '#8c44dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c44dd;
$custom-light: #b47de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c44dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55663,
    "c": 0.22074,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C44DD

secondary

#C0DE9F

accent

#EC3C99

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C44DD

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

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