#8E45BD#8E45BD

#8E45BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.186 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45BD
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 63.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 51.51, -50.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 72.36, 315.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1183 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.186 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4670, 13.6816, 49.5915)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45BD #74BD45

analogous

#5245BD #8E45BD #BD45B0

triadic

#8E45BD #BD8E45 #45BD8E

tetradic

#8E45BD #BD5245 #74BD45 #45B0BD

square

#8E45BD #BD5245 #74BD45 #45B0BD

split-complementary

#8E45BD #B0BD45 #45BD52

monochromatic

#4B2464 #6D3491 #8E45BD #A972CD #C59FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8E45BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8E45BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45BD

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45BD	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3469BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.186 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37dd1',
    500: '#8e45bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45bd;
$custom-light: #b37dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53758,
    "c": 0.18592,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45BD

secondary

#A9CA94

accent

#D75185

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45BD

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

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