#8E49CA#8E49CA

#8E49CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.194 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49CA
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 63.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 52.53, -55.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 76.68, 313.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1129 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.194 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1962, 14.7803, 57.4439)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49CA #85CA49

analogous

#4E49CA #8E49CA #CA49C6

triadic

#8E49CA #CA8E49 #49CA8E

tetradic

#8E49CA #CA4E49 #85CA49 #49C6CA

square

#8E49CA #CA4E49 #85CA49 #49C6CA

split-complementary

#8E49CA #C6CA49 #49CA4E

monochromatic

#4F2276 #6F30A6 #8E49CA #AB78D8 #C9A8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8E49CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8E49CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49CA

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49CA	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.194 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380db',
    500: '#8e49ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49ca;
$custom-light: #b380db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.093,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55152,
    "c": 0.19437,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49CA

secondary

#B5D39C

accent

#DE4A8F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49CA

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

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