#8E45CE#8E45CE

#8E45CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.204 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45CE
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 55.41, -58.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 80.85, 313.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1171 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.204 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.4216, 14.4634, 59.8857)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45CE #85CE45

analogous

#4A45CE #8E45CE #CE45CA

triadic

#8E45CE #CE8E45 #45CE8E

tetradic

#8E45CE #CE4A45 #85CE45 #45CACE

square

#8E45CE #CE4A45 #85CE45 #45CACE

split-complementary

#8E45CE #CACE45 #45CE4A

monochromatic

#4F2079 #6F2DA9 #8E45CE #AB75DB #C9A6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8E45CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8E45CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45CE

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45CE	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.204 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ede',
    500: '#8e45ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45ce;
$custom-light: #b47ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.971,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54919,
    "c": 0.204,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.14463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45CE

secondary

#B5D59A

accent

#E2468F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45CE

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

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