#8A46AD#8A46AD

#8A46AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.166 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46AD
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 173)
HSL	hsl(280, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 59.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 46.45, -43.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 63.67, 316.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.1121 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.166 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2129, 12.8012, 40.9332)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46AD #69AD46

analogous

#5746AD #8A46AD #AD469C

triadic

#8A46AD #AD8A46 #46AD8A

tetradic

#8A46AD #AD5746 #69AD46 #469CAD

square

#8A46AD #AD5746 #69AD46 #469CAD

split-complementary

#8A46AD #9CAD46 #46AD57

monochromatic

#442356 #673481 #8A46AD #A66CC4 #C198D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8A46AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A46AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46AD

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46AD	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2461B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4066AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.166 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc6',
    500: '#8a46ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46ad;
$custom-light: #af7dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.612,
    "s": 42.387,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52381,
    "c": 0.16587,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46AD

secondary

#9FC18D

accent

#D25680

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46AD

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

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