#8A46AB#8A46AB

#8A46AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.164 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46AB
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 171)
HSL	hsl(280, 42%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 59%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 59.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 46.01, -42.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 62.67, 317.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1121 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.164 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0208, 12.7244, 39.9216)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46AB #67AB46

analogous

#5746AB #8A46AB #AB469A

triadic

#8A46AB #AB8A46 #46AB8A

tetradic

#8A46AB #AB5746 #67AB46 #469AAB

square

#8A46AB #AB5746 #67AB46 #469AAB

split-complementary

#8A46AB #9AAB46 #46AB57

monochromatic

#442254 #673480 #8A46AB #A66CC3 #C097D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A46AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A46AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46AB

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46AB	1.00	5.92	3.54	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2660AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4166A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.164 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc4',
    500: '#8a46ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46ab;
$custom-light: #af7dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.396,
    "s": 41.909,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52258,
    "c": 0.16371,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46AB

secondary

#9DC08C

accent

#D2567E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46AB

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

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