#8A46C4#8A46C4

#8A46C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.191 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46C4
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 196)
HSL	hsl(272, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 64.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 51.72, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 75.29, 313.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1115 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.191 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6330, 13.7693, 53.6792)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46C4 #80C446

analogous

#4B46C4 #8A46C4 #C446BF

triadic

#8A46C4 #C48A46 #46C48A

tetradic

#8A46C4 #C44B46 #80C446 #46BFC4

square

#8A46C4 #C44B46 #80C446 #46BFC4

split-complementary

#8A46C4 #BFC446 #46C44B

monochromatic

#4B236D #6B329B #8A46C4 #A774D3 #C5A3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8A46C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8A46C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46C4

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46C4	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2768C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.191 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ed7',
    500: '#8a46c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46c4;
$custom-light: #b07ed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.381,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53885,
    "c": 0.19093,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46C4

secondary

#B1CE97

accent

#DB4D8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46C4

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

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