#8A46BE#8A46BE

#8A46BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.184 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46BE
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 63.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 50.32, -51.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 72.26, 314.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% 0.1119 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.184 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9637, 13.5016, 50.1542)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46BE #7ABE46

analogous

#4E46BE #8A46BE #BE46B6

triadic

#8A46BE #BE8A46 #46BE8A

tetradic

#8A46BE #BE4E46 #7ABE46 #46B6BE

square

#8A46BE #BE4E46 #7ABE46 #46B6BE

split-complementary

#8A46BE #B6BE46 #46BE4E

monochromatic

#492466 #6A3493 #8A46BE #A773CE #C3A1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8A46BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8A46BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46BE

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46BE	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.184 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07dd2',
    500: '#8a46be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46be;
$custom-light: #b07dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274,
    "s": 48,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53478,
    "c": 0.18439,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46BE

secondary

#ACCA95

accent

#D8508B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46BE

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

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