#8C45DB#8C45DB

#8C45DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.217 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C45DB
RGB	rgb(140, 69, 219)
HSL	hsl(268, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 58.09, -65.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 87.37, 311.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1128 -0.1859)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.217 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.7264, 14.9460, 68.5336)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C45DB #94DB45

analogous

#4549DB #8C45DB #D745DB

triadic

#8C45DB #DB8C45 #45DB8C

tetradic

#8C45DB #DB4549 #94DB45 #45DBD7

square

#8C45DB #DB4549 #94DB45 #45DBD7

split-complementary

#8C45DB #DBD745 #49DB45

monochromatic

#501B8B #6D25BE #8C45DB #AC78E5 #CBACEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#8C45DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8C45DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C45DB

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C45DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C45DB	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B688B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c45db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 69, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.217 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ee7',
    500: '#8c45db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c45db;
$custom-light: #b37ee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c45db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.4,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55633,
    "c": 0.21741,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C45DB

secondary

#C0DD9F

accent

#EA3D99

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C45DB

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

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