#8E44C2#8E44C2

#8E44C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.193 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44C2
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 65%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 64.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 53.13, -53.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 75.40, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.1192 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.193 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9581, 13.7804, 52.4789)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44C2 #78C244

analogous

#4F44C2 #8E44C2 #C244B7

triadic

#8E44C2 #C28E44 #44C28E

tetradic

#8E44C2 #C24F44 #78C244 #44B7C2

square

#8E44C2 #C24F44 #78C244 #44B7C2

split-complementary

#8E44C2 #B7C244 #44C24F

monochromatic

#4C2269 #6D3197 #8E44C2 #AA72D1 #C6A0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8E44C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8E44C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44C2

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44C2	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D69BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.193 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37dd5',
    500: '#8e44c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44c2;
$custom-light: #b37dd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.238,
    "s": 50.806,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53964,
    "c": 0.19261,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44C2

secondary

#ACCD95

accent

#DA4E88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44C2

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

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