#8E48EB#8E48EB

#8E48EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.231 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E48EB
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 235)
HSL	hsl(266, 80%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(266, 69%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 69.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.47, 60.93, -71.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.47, 93.72, 310.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% 0.11 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.231 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.4643, 16.3833, 80.2438)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E48EB #A5EB48

analogous

#4853EB #8E48EB #E048EB

triadic

#8E48EB #EB8E48 #48EB8E

tetradic

#8E48EB #EB4853 #A5EB48 #48EBE0

square

#8E48EB #EB4853 #A5EB48 #48EBE0

split-complementary

#8E48EB #EBE048 #53EB48

monochromatic

#5212A6 #6D18DE #8E48EB #B07FF1 #D2B6F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#8E48EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#8E48EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E48EB

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E48EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E48EB	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777095

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e48eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.231 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b680f2',
    500: '#8e48eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e48eb;
$custom-light: #b680f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e48eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.767,
    "s": 80.296,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57417,
    "c": 0.23119,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E48EB

secondary

#CCE7A8

accent

#DD0982

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E48EB

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

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