#8C45CD#8C45CD

#8C45CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.202 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C45CD
RGB	rgb(140, 69, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.57, 54.76, -58.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.57, 80.37, 312.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1145 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.202 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9603, 14.2396, 59.2320)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C45CD #86CD45

analogous

#4845CD #8C45CD #CD45CA

triadic

#8C45CD #CD8C45 #45CD8C

tetradic

#8C45CD #CD4845 #86CD45 #45CACD

square

#8C45CD #CD4845 #86CD45 #45CACD

split-complementary

#8C45CD #CACD45 #45CD48

monochromatic

#4E2077 #6D2DA8 #8C45CD #AA75DA #C8A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8C45CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8C45CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C45CD

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C45CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C45CD	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c45cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 69, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.202 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ddd',
    500: '#8c45cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c45cd;
$custom-light: #b27ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c45cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.324,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54617,
    "c": 0.20247,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C45CD

secondary

#B6D49A

accent

#E14791

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C45CD

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

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