#8E48CF#8E48CF

#8E48CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.201 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E48CF
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 207)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 65.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 54.20, -58.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 79.74, 312.81°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1137 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.201 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7326, 14.8906, 60.5906)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E48CF #89CF48

analogous

#4A48CF #8E48CF #CF48CD

triadic

#8E48CF #CF8E48 #48CF8E

tetradic

#8E48CF #CF4A48 #89CF48 #48CDCF

square

#8E48CF #CF4A48 #89CF48 #48CDCF

split-complementary

#8E48CF #CDCF48 #48CF4A

monochromatic

#50217C #6F2DAD #8E48CF #AC78DC #CAA9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8E48CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8E48CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E48CF

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E48CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E48CF	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e48cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.201 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47fde',
    500: '#8e48cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e48cf;
$custom-light: #b47fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e48cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.111,
    "s": 58.442,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55367,
    "c": 0.20115,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E48CF

secondary

#B8D69D

accent

#E24691

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E48CF

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

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