#8E49BB#8E49BB

#8E49BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.178 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49BB
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 187)
HSL	hsl(276, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 61%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 49.06, -48.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 69.11, 315.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1135 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.178 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5058, 14.1041, 48.5409)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49BB #76BB49

analogous

#5549BB #8E49BB #BB49AF

triadic

#8E49BB #BB8E49 #49BB8E

tetradic

#8E49BB #BB5549 #76BB49 #49AFBB

square

#8E49BB #BB5549 #76BB49 #49AFBB

split-complementary

#8E49BB #AFBB49 #49BB55

monochromatic

#4B2564 #6D3691 #8E49BB #AA76CC #C5A2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8E49BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E49BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49BB

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49BB	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1966BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.178 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27fd0',
    500: '#8e49bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49bb;
$custom-light: #b27fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.316,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5416,
    "c": 0.17802,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49BB

secondary

#ABC997

accent

#D55386

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49BB

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

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