#8A46D1#8A46D1

#8A46D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.205 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46D1
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 209)
HSL	hsl(269, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 67%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 66.5%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 54.81, -60.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 81.86, 312.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1103 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.205 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1773, 14.3870, 61.8125)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46D1 #8DD146

analogous

#4647D1 #8A46D1 #D046D1

triadic

#8A46D1 #D18A46 #46D18A

tetradic

#8A46D1 #D14647 #8DD146 #46D1D0

square

#8A46D1 #D14647 #8DD146 #46D1D0

split-complementary

#8A46D1 #D1D046 #47D146

monochromatic

#4D1F7D #6B2BAE #8A46D1 #A977DD #C8A8E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A46D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A46D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46D1

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46D1	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0269CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.205 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ee0',
    500: '#8a46d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46d1;
$custom-light: #b17ee0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.353,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.548,
    "c": 0.20506,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46D1

secondary

#BAD79C

accent

#E34496

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46D1

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

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