#8E44CD#8E44CD

#8E44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.204 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44CD
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 55.65, -58.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 80.88, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.1183 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.204 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2395, 14.2930, 59.2276)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44CD #83CD44

analogous

#4944CD #8E44CD #CD44C7

triadic

#8E44CD #CD8E44 #44CD8E

tetradic

#8E44CD #CD4944 #83CD44 #44C7CD

square

#8E44CD #CD4944 #83CD44 #44C7CD

split-complementary

#8E44CD #C7CD44 #44CD49

monochromatic

#4F2077 #6F2DA7 #8E44CD #AB74DA #C8A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8E44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8E44CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44CD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44CD	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.204 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ddd',
    500: '#8e44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44cd;
$custom-light: #b47ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.409,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54725,
    "c": 0.20423,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44CD

secondary

#B4D499

accent

#E1478E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44CD

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

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