#8E45CD#8E45CD

#8E45CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.203 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45CD
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 55.18, -58.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 80.35, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% 0.1172 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.203 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3005, 14.4150, 59.2479)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45CD #84CD45

analogous

#4A45CD #8E45CD #CD45C8

triadic

#8E45CD #CD8E45 #45CD8E

tetradic

#8E45CD #CD4A45 #84CD45 #45C8CD

square

#8E45CD #CD4A45 #84CD45 #45C8CD

split-complementary

#8E45CD #C8CD45 #45CD4A

monochromatic

#4F2077 #6F2DA8 #8E45CD #AB75DA #C9A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8E45CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8E45CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45CD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45CD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.203 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47edd',
    500: '#8e45cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45cd;
$custom-light: #b47edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.206,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54848,
    "c": 0.20294,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45CD

secondary

#B5D49A

accent

#E1478E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45CD

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

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