#8E44D6#8E44D6

#8E44D6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.214 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44D6
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 214)
HSL	hsl(270, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 68%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 57.76, -62.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 85.36, 312.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1172 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.214 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3572, 14.7401, 65.1145)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44D6 #8CD644

analogous

#4544D6 #8E44D6 #D644D5

triadic

#8E44D6 #D68E44 #44D68E

tetradic

#8E44D6 #D64544 #8CD644 #44D5D6

square

#8E44D6 #D64544 #8CD644 #44D5D6

split-complementary

#8E44D6 #D5D644 #44D645

monochromatic

#501D83 #6F28B5 #8E44D6 #AC76E1 #CBA8EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8E44D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8E44D6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44D6

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44D6	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ADA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.214 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47de3',
    500: '#8e44d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44d6;
$custom-light: #b47de3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.411,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55371,
    "c": 0.21372,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44D6

secondary

#BAD99C

accent

#E74193

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44D6

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

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