#8E48BB#8E48BB
#8E48BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.179 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E48BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 72, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.1%, 61.5%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.20, 49.57, -48.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.20, 69.68, 315.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.02% 0.1148 -0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.02% 0.179 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4406, 13.9738, 48.5191) |
| Luminance | 0.1397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.23
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.34
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.31
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.91
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.52
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E48BB #75BB48
analogous
#5448BB #8E48BB #BB48AE
triadic
#8E48BB #BB8E48 #48BB8E
tetradic
#8E48BB #BB5448 #75BB48 #48AEBB
square
#8E48BB #BB5448 #75BB48 #48AEBB
split-complementary
#8E48BB #AEBB48 #48BB54
monochromatic
#4B2564 #6D3690 #8E48BB #AA75CC #C5A1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#8E48BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#8E48BB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E48BB
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E48BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E48BB | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.79 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1565BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A6AB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#885E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e48bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.179 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27fd0',
500: '#8e48bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e48bb; $custom-light: #b27fd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e48bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 72,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.522,
"s": 45.817,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54024,
"c": 0.17949,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.13973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E48BB
secondary
#AAC996
accent
#D55286
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EEF9
border
#D0C9D2
text
#110A14
muted
#807C82