#8E44BC#8E44BC

#8E44BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.186 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44BC
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 63.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 51.77, -50.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 72.41, 315.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.1196 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.186 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2978, 13.5163, 49.0015)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44BC #72BC44

analogous

#5244BC #8E44BC #BC44AE

triadic

#8E44BC #BC8E44 #44BC8E

tetradic

#8E44BC #BC5244 #72BC44 #44AEBC

square

#8E44BC #BC5244 #72BC44 #44AEBC

split-complementary

#8E44BC #AEBC44 #44BC52

monochromatic

#4A2362 #6C338F #8E44BC #A971CC #C49EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#8E44BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8E44BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44BC

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44BC	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3468B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.186 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cd1',
    500: '#8e44bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44bc;
$custom-light: #b37cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53563,
    "c": 0.18627,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44BC

secondary

#A8C993

accent

#D75184

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44BC

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

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