#8A46A4#8A46A4

#8A46A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.156 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46A4
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 164)
HSL	hsl(283, 40%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 57%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 57.3%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 44.48, -39.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 59.18, 318.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1118 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.156 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3712, 12.4646, 36.5002)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46A4 #60A446

analogous

#5B46A4 #8A46A4 #A4468F

triadic

#8A46A4 #A48A46 #46A48A

tetradic

#8A46A4 #A45B46 #60A446 #468FA4

square

#8A46A4 #A45B46 #60A446 #468FA4

split-complementary

#8A46A4 #8FA446 #46A45B

monochromatic

#42214E #663479 #8A46A4 #A768BF #C093D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8A46A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A46A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46A4

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46A4	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4665A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88556E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.156 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dbf',
    500: '#8a46a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46a4;
$custom-light: #af7dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.404,
    "s": 40.171,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51836,
    "c": 0.15616,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46A4

secondary

#97BD89

accent

#D05879

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46A4

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

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