#8A46AF#8A46AF

#8A46AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.168 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46AF
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 60%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 46.90, -44.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 64.68, 316.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1122 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.168 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4079, 12.8792, 41.9600)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46AF #6BAF46

analogous

#5546AF #8A46AF #AF469F

triadic

#8A46AF #AF8A46 #46AF8A

tetradic

#8A46AF #AF5546 #6BAF46 #469FAF

square

#8A46AF #AF5546 #6BAF46 #469FAF

split-complementary

#8A46AF #9FAF46 #46AF55

monochromatic

#452358 #683583 #8A46AF #A66DC5 #C199D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8A46AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A46AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46AF

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46AF	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2161B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E66AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.168 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc7',
    500: '#8a46af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46af;
$custom-light: #af7dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.857,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52505,
    "c": 0.16805,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46AF

secondary

#A1C28E

accent

#D35581

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46AF

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

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