#8E45E0#8E45E0

#8E45E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.223 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45E0
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 224)
HSL	hsl(268, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 69%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 69.2%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 59.66, -67.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 89.81, 311.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1147 -0.1913)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.223 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.7347, 15.3887, 72.0684)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45E0 #97E045

analogous

#4549E0 #8E45E0 #DC45E0

triadic

#8E45E0 #E08E45 #45E08E

tetradic

#8E45E0 #E04549 #97E045 #45E0DC

square

#8E45E0 #E04549 #97E045 #45E0DC

split-complementary

#8E45E0 #E0DC45 #49E045

monochromatic

#521892 #6F21C7 #8E45E0 #AE79E9 #CEAEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8E45E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8E45E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45E0

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45E0	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6A8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.223 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57eeb',
    500: '#8e45e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45e0;
$custom-light: #b57eeb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.258,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56229,
    "c": 0.22304,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45E0

secondary

#C2E0A1

accent

#EE3A99

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45E0

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

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