#8E48CE#8E48CE

#8E48CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.200 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E48CE
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 65%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 53.96, -58.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 79.24, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1138 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.2 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6108, 14.8419, 59.9488)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E48CE #88CE48

analogous

#4B48CE #8E48CE #CE48CB

triadic

#8E48CE #CE8E48 #48CE8E

tetradic

#8E48CE #CE4B48 #88CE48 #48CBCE

square

#8E48CE #CE4B48 #88CE48 #48CBCE

split-complementary

#8E48CE #CBCE48 #48CE4B

monochromatic

#50217B #6F2EAB #8E48CE #AC78DB #CAA9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8E48CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8E48CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E48CE

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E48CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E48CE	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e48ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.200 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47fde',
    500: '#8e48ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e48ce;
$custom-light: #b47fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e48ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.343,
    "s": 57.759,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55297,
    "c": 0.20006,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E48CE

secondary

#B8D59D

accent

#E14790

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E48CE

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

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