#8C45CB#8C45CB

#8C45CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.200 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C45CB
RGB	rgb(140, 69, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 66%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 54.29, -57.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 79.36, 313.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1147 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.2 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7204, 14.1436, 57.9687)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C45CB #84CB45

analogous

#4945CB #8C45CB #CB45C7

triadic

#8C45CB #CB8C45 #45CB8C

tetradic

#8C45CB #CB4945 #84CB45 #45C7CB

square

#8C45CB #CB4945 #84CB45 #45C7CB

split-complementary

#8C45CB #C7CB45 #45CB49

monochromatic

#4D2175 #6D2EA5 #8C45CB #AA75D8 #C7A5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8C45CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8C45CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C45CB

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C45CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C45CB	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C69C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c45cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 69, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.200 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddc',
    500: '#8c45cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c45cb;
$custom-light: #b27ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c45cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.791,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54475,
    "c": 0.20032,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C45CB

secondary

#B4D399

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C45CB

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

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