#8D44AE#8D44AE

#8D44AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.171 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D44AE
RGB	rgb(141, 68, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 60.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 48.44, -43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 65.44, 317.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1186 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.171 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6903, 12.8536, 41.4273)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D44AE #65AE44

analogous

#5844AE #8D44AE #AE449A

triadic

#8D44AE #AE8D44 #44AE8D

tetradic

#8D44AE #AE5844 #65AE44 #449AAE

square

#8D44AE #AE5844 #65AE44 #449AAE

split-complementary

#8D44AE #9AAE44 #44AE58

monochromatic

#462256 #693382 #8D44AE #A96AC5 #C296D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8D44AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8D44AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D44AE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D44AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D44AE	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2060B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4066AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d44ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 68, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.171 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17cc7',
    500: '#8d44ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d44ae;
$custom-light: #b17cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d44ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.321,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52542,
    "c": 0.17114,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D44AE

secondary

#9DC28C

accent

#D4547C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D44AE

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

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