#8A46AA#8A46AA

#8A46AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.163 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46AA
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 170)
HSL	hsl(281, 42%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 59%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 58.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 45.79, -42.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 62.17, 317.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1121 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.163 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9259, 12.6864, 39.4215)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46AA #66AA46

analogous

#5846AA #8A46AA #AA4698

triadic

#8A46AA #AA8A46 #46AA8A

tetradic

#8A46AA #AA5846 #66AA46 #4698AA

square

#8A46AA #AA5846 #66AA46 #4698AA

split-complementary

#8A46AA #98AA46 #46AA58

monochromatic

#442253 #67347F #8A46AA #A66BC2 #C096D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A46AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A46AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46AA

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46AA	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2860AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4265A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.163 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc4',
    500: '#8a46aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46aa;
$custom-light: #af7dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.8,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52196,
    "c": 0.16263,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46AA

secondary

#9DC08C

accent

#D1567E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46AA

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

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