#8E44CA#8E44CA

#8E44CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.201 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44CA
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 54.96, -57.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 79.39, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1186 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.201 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8808, 14.1495, 57.3387)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44CA #80CA44

analogous

#4B44CA #8E44CA #CA44C3

triadic

#8E44CA #CA8E44 #44CA8E

tetradic

#8E44CA #CA4B44 #80CA44 #44C3CA

square

#8E44CA #CA4B44 #80CA44 #44C3CA

split-complementary

#8E44CA #C3CA44 #44CA4B

monochromatic

#4E2173 #6E2EA3 #8E44CA #AB74D8 #C8A3E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8E44CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8E44CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44CA

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44CA	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2069C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.201 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ddb',
    500: '#8e44ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44ca;
$custom-light: #b37ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.134,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54514,
    "c": 0.20107,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44CA

secondary

#B2D298

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44CA

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

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