#8E45CC#8E45CC

#8E45CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.202 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45CC
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 66.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 54.95, -57.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 79.86, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1173 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.202 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1801, 14.3668, 58.6143)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45CC #83CC45

analogous

#4A45CC #8E45CC #CC45C7

triadic

#8E45CC #CC8E45 #45CC8E

tetradic

#8E45CC #CC4A45 #83CC45 #45C7CC

square

#8E45CC #CC4A45 #83CC45 #45C7CC

split-complementary

#8E45CC #C7CC45 #45CC4A

monochromatic

#4F2076 #6F2EA6 #8E45CC #AB75D9 #C8A5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8E45CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8E45CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45CC

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45CC	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.202 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ddc',
    500: '#8e45cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45cc;
$custom-light: #b47ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.444,
    "s": 56.962,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54778,
    "c": 0.20187,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45CC

secondary

#B4D399

accent

#E0488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45CC

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

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