#8A46B1#8A46B1

#8A46B1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.170 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46B1
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 177)
HSL	hsl(278, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 60.5%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 47.35, -45.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 65.69, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1122 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.17 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6057, 12.9584, 43.0022)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46B1 #6DB146

analogous

#5446B1 #8A46B1 #B146A2

triadic

#8A46B1 #B18A46 #46B18A

tetradic

#8A46B1 #B15446 #6DB146 #46A2B1

square

#8A46B1 #B15446 #6DB146 #46A2B1

split-complementary

#8A46B1 #A2B146 #46B154

monochromatic

#462359 #683585 #8A46B1 #A66EC6 #C19AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8A46B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8A46B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46B1

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46B1	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E62B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C66AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.170 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc9',
    500: '#8a46b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46b1;
$custom-light: #af7dc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.131,
    "s": 43.32,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52631,
    "c": 0.17022,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46B1

secondary

#A2C38F

accent

#D35583

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46B1

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

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