#8E45CF#8E45CF

#8E45CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.205 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45CF
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 55.64, -59.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 81.35, 313.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.117 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.205 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5434, 14.5121, 60.5275)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45CF #86CF45

analogous

#4945CF #8E45CF #CF45CB

triadic

#8E45CF #CF8E45 #45CF8E

tetradic

#8E45CF #CF4945 #86CF45 #45CBCF

square

#8E45CF #CF4945 #86CF45 #45CBCF

split-complementary

#8E45CF #CBCF45 #45CF49

monochromatic

#4F207A #6F2CAB #8E45CF #AC76DC #C9A6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8E45CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8E45CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45CF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45CF	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#176ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.205 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ede',
    500: '#8e45cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45cf;
$custom-light: #b47ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.739,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54989,
    "c": 0.20507,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45CF

secondary

#B6D59B

accent

#E2468F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45CF

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

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