#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
RGBrgb(140, 68, 222)
HSLhsl(268, 70%, 57%)
HSVhsv(268, 69%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(36.9%, 69.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(45.61, 59.27, -66.89)
CIE-LCHlch(45.61, 89.37, 311.55°)
OKLaboklab(55.74% 0.1133 -0.1907)
OKLCHoklch(55.74% 0.222 300.7)
XYZxyz(26.0639, 14.9834, 70.6120)
Luminance0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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
##8C44DE1.005.254.005.25
#FFFFFF5.251.0021.001.00
#0000004.0021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.251.0021.001.00

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

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#8C44DE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva