#8E44CE#8E44CE

#8E44CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.205 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8E44CE
RGBrgb(142, 68, 206)
HSLhsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSVhsv(272, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(31.1%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(44.72, 55.89, -59.16)
CIE-LCHlch(44.72, 81.38, 313.37°)
OKLaboklab(54.8% 0.1182 -0.1679)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.205 305.1)
XYZxyz(24.3606, 14.3414, 59.8654)
Luminance0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8E44CE #84CE44
analogous
#4944CE #8E44CE #CE44C9
triadic
#8E44CE #CE8E44 #44CE8E
tetradic
#8E44CE #CE4944 #84CE44 #44C9CE
square
#8E44CE #CE4944 #84CE44 #44C9CE
split-complementary
#8E44CE #C9CE44 #44CE49
monochromatic
#4F1F78 #6F2CA9 #8E44CE #AB74DB #C9A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43
#8E44CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87
#8E44CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44CE
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8E44CE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8E44CE1.005.433.875.43
#FFFFFF5.431.0021.001.00
#0000003.8721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.431.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#176ACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#826383
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8e44ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.205 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47dde',
    500: '#8e44ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8e44ce;
$custom-light: #b47dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8e44ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.174,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54796,
    "c": 0.20529,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8E44CE
secondary
#B5D499
accent
#E2468E
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120A15
muted
#817C83

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#8E44CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva