#8A46AE#8A46AE

#8A46AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.167 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46AE
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 59.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 46.68, -44.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 64.18, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1122 -0.1237)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.167 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3100, 12.8401, 41.4447)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46AE #6AAE46

analogous

#5646AE #8A46AE #AE469E

triadic

#8A46AE #AE8A46 #46AE8A

tetradic

#8A46AE #AE5646 #6AAE46 #469EAE

square

#8A46AE #AE5646 #6AAE46 #469EAE

split-complementary

#8A46AE #9EAE46 #46AE56

monochromatic

#452357 #673482 #8A46AE #A66DC4 #C199D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A46AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A46AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46AE

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46AE	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2361B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F66AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.167 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc7',
    500: '#8a46ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46ae;
$custom-light: #af7dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.231,
    "s": 42.623,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52443,
    "c": 0.16696,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46AE

secondary

#A0C28E

accent

#D25581

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46AE

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

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