#8A46B5#8A46B5

#8A46B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.175 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46B5
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 181)
HSL	hsl(277, 44%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 61%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 61.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 48.25, -47.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 67.71, 315.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1122 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.175 310)
XYZ	xyz(21.0103, 13.1202, 45.1327)
Luminance	0.1312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46B5 #71B546

analogous

#5346B5 #8A46B5 #B546A9

triadic

#8A46B5 #B58A46 #46B58A

tetradic

#8A46B5 #B55346 #71B546 #46A9B5

square

#8A46B5 #B55346 #71B546 #46A9B5

split-complementary

#8A46B5 #A9B546 #46B553

monochromatic

#47245D #683589 #8A46B5 #A670C8 #C29CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8A46B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A46B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46B5

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46B5	1.00	5.79	3.62	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1762B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3967B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.175 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dcc',
    500: '#8a46b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46b5;
$custom-light: #af7dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.757,
    "s": 44.223,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52886,
    "c": 0.17458,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.1312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46B5

secondary

#A6C592

accent

#D45485

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46B5

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

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