#8D44AD#8D44AD

#8D44AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.170 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D44AD
RGB	rgb(141, 68, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 60.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 48.23, -43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 64.94, 317.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1186 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.17 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5932, 12.8147, 40.9158)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D44AD #64AD44

analogous

#5944AD #8D44AD #AD4499

triadic

#8D44AD #AD8D44 #44AD8D

tetradic

#8D44AD #AD5944 #64AD44 #4499AD

square

#8D44AD #AD5944 #64AD44 #4499AD

split-complementary

#8D44AD #99AD44 #44AD59

monochromatic

#452155 #693381 #8D44AD #A96AC4 #C296D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8D44AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8D44AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D44AD

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D44AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D44AD	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2260B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4166AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d44ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 68, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.170 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17cc6',
    500: '#8d44ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d44ad;
$custom-light: #b17cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d44ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.714,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5248,
    "c": 0.17009,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D44AD

secondary

#9CC18B

accent

#D3547B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D44AD

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

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