#8E49BD#8E49BD

#8E49BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.180 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49BD
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 61.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.50, 49.52, -49.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.50, 70.12, 314.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.1135 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.18 309)
XYZ	xyz(22.7214, 14.1904, 49.6763)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49BD #78BD49

analogous

#5449BD #8E49BD #BD49B2

triadic

#8E49BD #BD8E49 #49BD8E

tetradic

#8E49BD #BD5449 #78BD49 #49B2BD

square

#8E49BD #BD5449 #78BD49 #49B2BD

split-complementary

#8E49BD #B2BD49 #49BD54

monochromatic

#4C2566 #6D3593 #8E49BD #AA76CD #C6A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8E49BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8E49BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49BD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49BD	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1466C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.180 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27fd1',
    500: '#8e49bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49bd;
$custom-light: #b27fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.69,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54288,
    "c": 0.18021,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.1419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49BD

secondary

#ACCA97

accent

#D65187

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49BD

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

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