#8C44DE#8C44DE

#8C44DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.222 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C44DE
RGB	rgb(140, 68, 222)
HSL	hsl(268, 70%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 69.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 59.27, -66.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 89.37, 311.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1133 -0.1907)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.222 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0639, 14.9834, 70.6120)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C44DE #96DE44

analogous

#4449DE #8C44DE #D944DE

triadic

#8C44DE #DE8C44 #44DE8C

tetradic

#8C44DE #DE4449 #96DE44 #44DED9

square

#8C44DE #DE4449 #96DE44 #44DED9

split-complementary

#8C44DE #DED944 #49DE44

monochromatic

#50198E #6D22C2 #8C44DE #AC78E7 #CCACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8C44DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8C44DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C44DE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C44DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C44DE	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A698C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c44de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 68, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.222 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47de9',
    500: '#8c44de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c44de;
$custom-light: #b47de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c44de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.052,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55738,
    "c": 0.22179,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C44DE

secondary

#C1DE9F

accent

#ED3B9A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C44DE

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

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