#8E45CA#8E45CA

#8E45CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.200 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45CA
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 54.48, -57.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 78.86, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1175 -0.1616)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.2 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.9418, 14.2715, 57.3591)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45CA #81CA45

analogous

#4B45CA #8E45CA #CA45C4

triadic

#8E45CA #CA8E45 #45CA8E

tetradic

#8E45CA #CA4B45 #81CA45 #45C4CA

square

#8E45CA #CA4B45 #81CA45 #45C4CA

split-complementary

#8E45CA #C4CA45 #45CA4B

monochromatic

#4E2174 #6F2FA3 #8E45CA #AB75D8 #C8A4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8E45CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8E45CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45CA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45CA	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226AC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.200 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ddb',
    500: '#8e45ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45ca;
$custom-light: #b37ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.932,
    "s": 55.649,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54639,
    "c": 0.19975,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.14271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45CA

secondary

#B3D299

accent

#DF498D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45CA

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

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