#8E45D2#8E45D2

#8E45D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.208 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45D2
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 210)
HSL	hsl(271, 61%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 56.35, -60.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 82.85, 312.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1166 -0.1725)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.208 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.9137, 14.6602, 62.4775)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45D2 #89D245

analogous

#4845D2 #8E45D2 #D245CF

triadic

#8E45D2 #D28E45 #45D28E

tetradic

#8E45D2 #D24845 #89D245 #45CFD2

square

#8E45D2 #D24845 #89D245 #45CFD2

split-complementary

#8E45D2 #CFD245 #45D248

monochromatic

#501F7E #6F2AAF #8E45D2 #AC76DE #CAA8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#8E45D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8E45D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45D2

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45D2	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C6BCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.208 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ee1',
    500: '#8e45d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45d2;
$custom-light: #b47ee1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.064,
    "s": 61.039,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55203,
    "c": 0.20825,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45D2

secondary

#B8D79C

accent

#E44491

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45D2

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