#8E44CB#8E44CB

#8E44CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.202 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44CB
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 66.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 55.19, -57.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 79.89, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1185 -0.1638)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.202 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9996, 14.1970, 57.9643)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44CB #81CB44

analogous

#4A44CB #8E44CB #CB44C4

triadic

#8E44CB #CB8E44 #44CB8E

tetradic

#8E44CB #CB4A44 #81CB44 #44C4CB

square

#8E44CB #CB4A44 #81CB44 #44C4CB

split-complementary

#8E44CB #C4CB44 #44CB4A

monochromatic

#4E2074 #6F2EA4 #8E44CB #AB74D8 #C8A4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8E44CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8E44CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44CB

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44CB	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.202 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ddc',
    500: '#8e44cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44cb;
$custom-light: #b47ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.889,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54584,
    "c": 0.20212,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44CB

secondary

#B3D398

accent

#E0488D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44CB

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

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