#8E44DD#8E44DD

#8E44DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.221 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44DD
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 69%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(269, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 69.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 59.41, -66.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 88.83, 311.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1162 -0.1881)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.221 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.2705, 15.1054, 69.9242)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44DD #93DD44

analogous

#4447DD #8E44DD #DB44DD

triadic

#8E44DD #DD8E44 #44DD8E

tetradic

#8E44DD #DD4447 #93DD44 #44DDDB

square

#8E44DD #DD4447 #93DD44 #44DDDB

split-complementary

#8E44DD #DDDB44 #47DD44

monochromatic

#511A8D #6F23C1 #8E44DD #AD78E6 #CDACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#8E44DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8E44DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44DD

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44DD	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D688C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.221 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57de9',
    500: '#8e44dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44dd;
$custom-light: #b57de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.02,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55887,
    "c": 0.22107,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44DD

secondary

#BFDE9F

accent

#EC3C97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44DD

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

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