#8A46A5#8A46A5

#8A46A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.157 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46A5
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 165)
HSL	hsl(283, 40%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 58%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 57.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 44.70, -39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 59.67, 318.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1119 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.157 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4619, 12.5008, 36.9777)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46A5 #61A546

analogous

#5A46A5 #8A46A5 #A54690

triadic

#8A46A5 #A58A46 #46A58A

tetradic

#8A46A5 #A55A46 #61A546 #4690A5

square

#8A46A5 #A55A46 #61A546 #4690A5

split-complementary

#8A46A5 #90A546 #46A55A

monochromatic

#42224F #66347A #8A46A5 #A769BF #C094D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8A46A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8A46A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46A5

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46A5	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4565A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88566F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.157 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc0',
    500: '#8a46a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46a5;
$custom-light: #af7dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.947,
    "s": 40.426,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51895,
    "c": 0.15724,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46A5

secondary

#98BD89

accent

#D0587A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46A5

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

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