#8E44BD#8E44BD

#8E44BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.187 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44BD
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 64%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 52.00, -51.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 72.91, 315.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.1195 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.187 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4060, 13.5596, 49.5712)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44BD #73BD44

analogous

#5144BD #8E44BD #BD44B0

triadic

#8E44BD #BD8E44 #44BD8E

tetradic

#8E44BD #BD5144 #73BD44 #44B0BD

square

#8E44BD #BD5144 #73BD44 #44B0BD

split-complementary

#8E44BD #B0BD44 #44BD51

monochromatic

#4A2363 #6C3391 #8E44BD #A971CD #C59EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8E44BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8E44BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44BD

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44BD	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3368BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.187 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cd1',
    500: '#8e44bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44bd;
$custom-light: #b37cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.694,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53629,
    "c": 0.18733,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44BD

secondary

#A8C993

accent

#D75085

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44BD

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

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