#8F44CD#8F44CD

#8F44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.204 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F44CD
RGB	rgb(143, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 55.86, -58.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 80.88, 313.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1196 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.204 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4119, 14.3819, 59.2357)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F44CD #82CD44

analogous

#4A44CD #8F44CD #CD44C6

triadic

#8F44CD #CD8F44 #44CD8F

tetradic

#8F44CD #CD4A44 #82CD44 #44C6CD

square

#8F44CD #CD4A44 #82CD44 #44C6CD

split-complementary

#8F44CD #C6CD44 #44CD4A

monochromatic

#4F2077 #702DA7 #8F44CD #AC74DA #C9A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8F44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8F44CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F44CD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F44CD	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.204 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ddd',
    500: '#8f44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f44cd;
$custom-light: #b47ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.847,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54842,
    "c": 0.20448,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F44CD

secondary

#B4D499

accent

#E1478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F44CD

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

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