#8E49CE#8E49CE

#8E49CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.199 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49CE
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 64.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.60, 53.47, -57.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.60, 78.70, 312.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1126 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.199 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6760, 14.9722, 59.9705)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49CE #89CE49

analogous

#4C49CE #8E49CE #CE49CC

triadic

#8E49CE #CE8E49 #49CE8E

tetradic

#8E49CE #CE4C49 #89CE49 #49CCCE

square

#8E49CE #CE4C49 #89CE49 #49CCCE

split-complementary

#8E49CE #CCCE49 #49CE4C

monochromatic

#50217B #6F2EAC #8E49CE #AC79DB #CAA9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#8E49CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8E49CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49CE

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49CE	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.199 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b380de',
    500: '#8e49ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49ce;
$custom-light: #b380de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.128,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55426,
    "c": 0.19873,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49CE

secondary

#B8D59D

accent

#E14791

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49CE

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

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