#8E49CB#8E49CB

#8E49CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.195 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49CB
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 64%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 52.76, -56.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 77.18, 313.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1129 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.195 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3150, 14.8278, 58.0694)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49CB #86CB49

analogous

#4D49CB #8E49CB #CB49C7

triadic

#8E49CB #CB8E49 #49CB8E

tetradic

#8E49CB #CB4D49 #86CB49 #49C7CB

square

#8E49CB #CB4D49 #86CB49 #49C7CB

split-complementary

#8E49CB #C7CB49 #49CB4D

monochromatic

#4F2277 #6F30A7 #8E49CB #AC79D9 #C9A8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8E49CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8E49CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49CB

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49CB	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.195 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380dc',
    500: '#8e49cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49cb;
$custom-light: #b380dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.846,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5522,
    "c": 0.19547,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49CB

secondary

#B6D49C

accent

#DF498F

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49CB

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

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