#8E48BA#8E48BA

#8E48BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.178 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E48BA
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 186)
HSL	hsl(277, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 61.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 49.34, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 69.18, 315.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.1148 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.178 310)
XYZ	xyz(22.3339, 13.9311, 47.9573)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E48BA #74BA48

analogous

#5548BA #8E48BA #BA48AD

triadic

#8E48BA #BA8E48 #48BA8E

tetradic

#8E48BA #BA5548 #74BA48 #48ADBA

square

#8E48BA #BA5548 #74BA48 #48ADBA

split-complementary

#8E48BA #ADBA48 #48BA55

monochromatic

#4B2562 #6D368F #8E48BA #A974CB #C5A1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8E48BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8E48BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E48BA

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E48BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E48BA	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1765BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B69B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e48ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.178 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27fcf',
    500: '#8e48ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e48ba;
$custom-light: #b27fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e48ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.842,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5396,
    "c": 0.17841,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.13931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E48BA

secondary

#A9C896

accent

#D55385

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E48BA

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

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