#8E44CC#8E44CC

#8E44CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.203 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44CC
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, 55.42, -58.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 80.39, 313.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1184 -0.1651)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.203 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1191, 14.2448, 58.5939)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44CC #82CC44

analogous

#4A44CC #8E44CC #CC44C6

triadic

#8E44CC #CC8E44 #44CC8E

tetradic

#8E44CC #CC4A44 #82CC44 #44C6CC

square

#8E44CC #CC4A44 #82CC44 #44C6CC

split-complementary

#8E44CC #C6CC44 #44CC4A

monochromatic

#4F2076 #6F2DA6 #8E44CC #AB74D9 #C8A4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8E44CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8E44CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44CC

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44CC	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.203 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ddc',
    500: '#8e44cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44cc;
$custom-light: #b47ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.647,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54654,
    "c": 0.20318,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44CC

secondary

#B3D399

accent

#E0478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44CC

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

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