#8E45E3#8E45E3

#8E45E3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.226 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E45E3
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 227)
HSL	hsl(268, 74%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(268, 70%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 69.6%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 60.38, -68.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 91.29, 311.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% 0.1142 -0.1952)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.226 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.1452, 15.5528, 74.2300)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E45E3 #9AE345

analogous

#454BE3 #8E45E3 #DD45E3

triadic

#8E45E3 #E38E45 #45E38E

tetradic

#8E45E3 #E3454B #9AE345 #45E3DD

square

#8E45E3 #E3454B #9AE345 #45E3DD

split-complementary

#8E45E3 #E3DD45 #4BE345

monochromatic

#521797 #6F1FCC #8E45E3 #AE7AEB #CFAFF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8E45E3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8E45E3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E45E3

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E45E3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E45E3	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6B8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e45e3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.226 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57eed',
    500: '#8e45e3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e45e3;
$custom-light: #b57eed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e45e3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.722,
    "s": 73.832,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56455,
    "c": 0.2262,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E45E3

secondary

#C4E1A2

accent

#F0379B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E45E3

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