#8E44BB#8E44BB

#8E44BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.185 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44BB
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 63.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 51.55, -50.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 71.92, 315.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.1196 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.185 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1904, 13.4733, 48.4357)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44BB #71BB44

analogous

#5244BB #8E44BB #BB44AD

triadic

#8E44BB #BB8E44 #44BB8E

tetradic

#8E44BB #BB5244 #71BB44 #44ADBB

square

#8E44BB #BB5244 #71BB44 #44ADBB

split-complementary

#8E44BB #ADBB44 #44BB52

monochromatic

#4A2361 #6C348E #8E44BB #A971CB #C49EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8E44BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8E44BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44BB

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44BB	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0163BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3568B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.185 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cd0',
    500: '#8e44bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44bb;
$custom-light: #b37cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.311,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53497,
    "c": 0.18522,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44BB

secondary

#A7C893

accent

#D65184

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44BB

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

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