#8E45CB#8E45CB

#8E45CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.201 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45CB
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 66%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 54.71, -57.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 79.36, 313.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1174 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.201 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0606, 14.3190, 57.9846)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45CB #82CB45

analogous

#4B45CB #8E45CB #CB45C5

triadic

#8E45CB #CB8E45 #45CB8E

tetradic

#8E45CB #CB4B45 #82CB45 #45C5CB

square

#8E45CB #CB4B45 #82CB45 #45C5CB

split-complementary

#8E45CB #C5CB45 #45CB4B

monochromatic

#4F2175 #6F2EA5 #8E45CB #AB75D8 #C8A5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8E45CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8E45CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45CB

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45CB	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.201 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ddc',
    500: '#8e45cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45cb;
$custom-light: #b47ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.687,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54708,
    "c": 0.20081,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45CB

secondary

#B3D399

accent

#E0488D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45CB

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

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