#8E49CD#8E49CD

#8E49CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.198 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49CD
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 53.23, -57.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 78.19, 312.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1127 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.198 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5549, 14.9238, 59.3328)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49CD #88CD49

analogous

#4C49CD #8E49CD #CD49CA

triadic

#8E49CD #CD8E49 #49CD8E

tetradic

#8E49CD #CD4C49 #88CD49 #49CACD

square

#8E49CD #CD4C49 #88CD49 #49CACD

split-complementary

#8E49CD #CACD49 #49CD4C

monochromatic

#50227A #6F2FAA #8E49CD #AC79DA #CAA9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8E49CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8E49CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49CD

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49CD	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.198 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380dd',
    500: '#8e49cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49cd;
$custom-light: #b380dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.364,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55357,
    "c": 0.19764,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49CD

secondary

#B8D59D

accent

#E04890

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49CD

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

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