#8E45BC#8E45BC

#8E45BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.185 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45BC
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 63.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.71, 51.29, -50.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.71, 71.86, 315.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.1184 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.185 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3588, 13.6383, 49.0218)
Luminance	0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45BC #73BC45

analogous

#5245BC #8E45BC #BC45AE

triadic

#8E45BC #BC8E45 #45BC8E

tetradic

#8E45BC #BC5245 #73BC45 #45AEBC

square

#8E45BC #BC5245 #73BC45 #45AEBC

split-complementary

#8E45BC #AEBC45 #45BC52

monochromatic

#4A2463 #6C3490 #8E45BC #A972CC #C59FDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#8E45BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8E45BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45BC

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45BC	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0364C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3568B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.185 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37dd1',
    500: '#8e45bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45bc;
$custom-light: #b37dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.807,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53692,
    "c": 0.18486,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45BC

secondary

#A8C994

accent

#D75185

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45BC

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

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