#8E48BC#8E48BC

#8E48BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.181 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E48BC
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 188)
HSL	hsl(276, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 61.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 49.79, -49.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 70.19, 315.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% 0.1147 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.181 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5480, 14.0168, 49.0849)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E48BC #76BC48

analogous

#5448BC #8E48BC #BC48B0

triadic

#8E48BC #BC8E48 #48BC8E

tetradic

#8E48BC #BC5448 #76BC48 #48B0BC

square

#8E48BC #BC5448 #76BC48 #48B0BC

split-complementary

#8E48BC #B0BC48 #48BC54

monochromatic

#4B2565 #6D3592 #8E48BC #AA75CC #C5A2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8E48BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8E48BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E48BC

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E48BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E48BC	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1366C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e48bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.181 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27fd1',
    500: '#8e48bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e48bc;
$custom-light: #b27fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e48bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.207,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54089,
    "c": 0.18057,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E48BC

secondary

#ABCA96

accent

#D65286

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E48BC

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

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