#8A46E3#8A46E3

#8A46E3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.224 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A46E3
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 227)
HSL	hsl(266, 74%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 69%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 69.2%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 59.18, -68.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 90.89, 310.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1078 -0.1969)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.224 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.5330, 15.3293, 74.2191)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A46E3 #9FE346

analogous

#4650E3 #8A46E3 #D846E3

triadic

#8A46E3 #E38A46 #46E38A

tetradic

#8A46E3 #E34650 #9FE346 #46E3D8

square

#8A46E3 #E34650 #9FE346 #46E3D8

split-complementary

#8A46E3 #E3D846 #50E346

monochromatic

#4F1798 #6A1FCD #8A46E3 #AC7BEB #CDB0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#8A46E3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#8A46E3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A46E3

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A46E3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A46E3	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#756C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a46e3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.224 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37eed',
    500: '#8a46e3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a46e3;
$custom-light: #b37eed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a46e3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.987,
    "s": 73.709,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56137,
    "c": 0.22446,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A46E3

secondary

#C7E2A3

accent

#F037A0

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A46E3

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