#8F44CE#8F44CE

#8F44CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.206 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F44CE
RGB	rgb(143, 68, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 56.09, -58.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 81.37, 313.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1195 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.206 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5329, 14.4303, 59.8734)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F44CE #83CE44

analogous

#4A44CE #8F44CE #CE44C8

triadic

#8F44CE #CE8F44 #44CE8F

tetradic

#8F44CE #CE4A44 #83CE44 #44C8CE

square

#8F44CE #CE4A44 #83CE44 #44C8CE

split-complementary

#8F44CE #C8CE44 #44CE4A

monochromatic

#501F78 #702CA9 #8F44CE #AC74DB #C9A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8F44CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8F44CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F44CE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F44CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F44CE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f44ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 68, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.206 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47dde',
    500: '#8f44ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f44ce;
$custom-light: #b47dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f44ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.609,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54913,
    "c": 0.20553,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F44CE

secondary

#B4D499

accent

#E2468D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F44CE

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

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