#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
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.72, 55.89, -59.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.72, 81.38, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1182 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.205 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.3606, 14.3414, 59.8654)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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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
##8E44CE	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44CE

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

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