#8E45BA#8E45BA

#8E45BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.183 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45BA
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 186)
HSL	hsl(277, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 62.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 50.84, -49.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 70.87, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.1185 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.183 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1447, 13.5527, 47.8942)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45BA #71BA45

analogous

#5445BA #8E45BA #BA45AB

triadic

#8E45BA #BA8E45 #45BA8E

tetradic

#8E45BA #BA5445 #71BA45 #45ABBA

square

#8E45BA #BA5445 #71BA45 #45ABBA

split-complementary

#8E45BA #ABBA45 #45BA54

monochromatic

#4A2461 #6C348D #8E45BA #A972CB #C49EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8E45BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8E45BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45BA

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45BA	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B64BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3768B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.183 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27dcf',
    500: '#8e45ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45ba;
$custom-light: #b27dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.436,
    "s": 45.882,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53561,
    "c": 0.18274,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45BA

secondary

#A7C893

accent

#D65284

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45BA

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

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