#8E49D0#8E49D0

#8E49D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.201 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E49D0
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 208)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 53.94, -58.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 79.70, 312.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1125 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.201 304)
XYZ	xyz(24.9205, 15.0700, 61.2582)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E49D0 #8BD049

analogous

#4B49D0 #8E49D0 #D049CE

triadic

#8E49D0 #D08E49 #49D08E

tetradic

#8E49D0 #D04B49 #8BD049 #49CED0

square

#8E49D0 #D04B49 #8BD049 #49CED0

split-complementary

#8E49D0 #CED049 #49D04B

monochromatic

#50217E #6F2DAF #8E49D0 #AC7ADD #CAAAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8E49D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8E49D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E49D0

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E49D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E49D0	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6CCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e49d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.201 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b480df',
    500: '#8e49d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e49d0;
$custom-light: #b480df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e49d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.667,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55565,
    "c": 0.2009,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.1507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E49D0

secondary

#BAD79E

accent

#E24692

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E49D0

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

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