#8E49CC#8E49CC

#8E49CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.197 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49CC
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 53.00, -56.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 77.69, 313.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1128 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.197 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.4345, 14.8756, 58.6991)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49CC #87CC49

analogous

#4D49CC #8E49CC #CC49C9

triadic

#8E49CC #CC8E49 #49CC8E

tetradic

#8E49CC #CC4D49 #87CC49 #49C9CC

square

#8E49CC #CC4D49 #87CC49 #49C9CC

split-complementary

#8E49CC #C9CC49 #49CC4D

monochromatic

#502279 #6F2FA9 #8E49CC #AC79D9 #C9A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8E49CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8E49CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49CC

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49CC	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.197 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380dc',
    500: '#8e49cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49cc;
$custom-light: #b380dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.603,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55289,
    "c": 0.19655,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.14876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49CC

secondary

#B7D49D

accent

#E04890

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49CC

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

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