#8E44C5#8E44C5

#8E44C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.196 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44C5
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 65.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 53.81, -54.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 76.90, 314.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.119 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.196 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2984, 13.9165, 54.2713)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44C5 #7BC544

analogous

#4E44C5 #8E44C5 #C544BB

triadic

#8E44C5 #C58E44 #44C58E

tetradic

#8E44C5 #C54E44 #7BC544 #44BBC5

square

#8E44C5 #C54E44 #7BC544 #44BBC5

split-complementary

#8E44C5 #BBC544 #44C54E

monochromatic

#4D226D #6E309C #8E44C5 #AA73D3 #C6A1E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8E44C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8E44C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44C5

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44C5	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2969C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.196 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37dd7',
    500: '#8e44c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44c5;
$custom-light: #b37dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.419,
    "s": 52.653,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54168,
    "c": 0.19578,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44C5

secondary

#AECF96

accent

#DC4C89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44C5

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

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