#8D44CD#8D44CD

#8D44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.204 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D44CD
RGB	rgb(141, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 55.45, -58.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 80.89, 313.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.1169 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.204 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.0686, 14.2049, 59.2196)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D44CD #84CD44

analogous

#4844CD #8D44CD #CD44C8

triadic

#8D44CD #CD8D44 #44CD8D

tetradic

#8D44CD #CD4844 #84CD44 #44C8CD

square

#8D44CD #CD4844 #84CD44 #44C8CD

split-complementary

#8D44CD #C8CD44 #44CD48

monochromatic

#4E2077 #6E2DA7 #8D44CD #AA74DA #C8A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8D44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8D44CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D44CD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D44CD	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.204 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ddd',
    500: '#8d44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d44cd;
$custom-light: #b37ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.971,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54608,
    "c": 0.20399,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.14205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D44CD

secondary

#B4D499

accent

#E1478F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D44CD

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

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