#8E44DE#8E44DE

#8E44DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.222 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E44DE
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 222)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(269, 69%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 69.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 59.65, -66.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 89.32, 311.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.116 -0.1894)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.222 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.4041, 15.1588, 70.6280)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E44DE #94DE44

analogous

#4447DE #8E44DE #DB44DE

triadic

#8E44DE #DE8E44 #44DE8E

tetradic

#8E44DE #DE4447 #94DE44 #44DEDB

square

#8E44DE #DE4447 #94DE44 #44DEDB

split-complementary

#8E44DE #DEDB44 #47DE44

monochromatic

#52198E #6F22C2 #8E44DE #AD78E7 #CDACF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#8E44DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#8E44DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E44DE

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E44DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E44DE	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D698C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e44de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.222 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57ee9',
    500: '#8e44de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e44de;
$custom-light: #b57ee9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e44de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.831,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55962,
    "c": 0.22213,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E44DE

secondary

#C0DE9F

accent

#ED3B97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E44DE

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

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