#8D44DE#8D44DE

#8D44DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.222 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D44DE
RGB	rgb(141, 68, 222)
HSL	hsl(268, 70%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 69.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 59.46, -66.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 89.35, 311.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1146 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.222 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.2332, 15.0707, 70.6199)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D44DE #95DE44

analogous

#4448DE #8D44DE #DA44DE

triadic

#8D44DE #DE8D44 #44DE8D

tetradic

#8D44DE #DE4448 #95DE44 #44DEDA

square

#8D44DE #DE4448 #95DE44 #44DEDA

split-complementary

#8D44DE #DEDA44 #48DE44

monochromatic

#51198E #6E22C2 #8D44DE #AD78E7 #CCACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8D44DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8D44DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D44DE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D44DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D44DE	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B698C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d44de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 68, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.222 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47de9',
    500: '#8d44de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d44de;
$custom-light: #b47de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d44de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.442,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5585,
    "c": 0.22195,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D44DE

secondary

#C1DE9F

accent

#ED3B99

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D44DE

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

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