#8A46B0#8A46B0

#8A46B0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.169 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46B0
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 176)
HSL	hsl(278, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 60.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 47.12, -45.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 65.18, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.1122 -0.1266)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.169 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5064, 12.9187, 42.4792)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46B0 #6CB046

analogous

#5546B0 #8A46B0 #B046A1

triadic

#8A46B0 #B08A46 #46B08A

tetradic

#8A46B0 #B05546 #6CB046 #46A1B0

square

#8A46B0 #B05546 #6CB046 #46A1B0

split-complementary

#8A46B0 #A1B046 #46B055

monochromatic

#452358 #683584 #8A46B0 #A66EC5 #C19AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8A46B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A46B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46B0

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46B0	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2061B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.169 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc8',
    500: '#8a46b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46b0;
$custom-light: #af7dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.491,
    "s": 43.089,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52568,
    "c": 0.16914,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46B0

secondary

#A2C38F

accent

#D35582

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46B0

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

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