#8E48CD#8E48CD

#8E48CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.199 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E48CD
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 53.73, -57.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 78.74, 313.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1138 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.199 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4897, 14.7934, 59.3110)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E48CD #87CD48

analogous

#4C48CD #8E48CD #CD48CA

triadic

#8E48CD #CD8E48 #48CD8E

tetradic

#8E48CD #CD4C48 #87CD48 #48CACD

square

#8E48CD #CD4C48 #87CD48 #48CACD

split-complementary

#8E48CD #CACD48 #48CD4C

monochromatic

#502179 #6F2EA9 #8E48CD #AC78DA #C9A8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8E48CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8E48CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E48CD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E48CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E48CD	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e48cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.199 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37fdd',
    500: '#8e48cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e48cd;
$custom-light: #b37fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e48cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55228,
    "c": 0.19898,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E48CD

secondary

#B7D59C

accent

#E04790

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E48CD

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

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