#8B46AF#8B46AF

#8B46AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.168 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B46AF
RGB	rgb(139, 70, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 60%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 47.15, -44.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 64.72, 316.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1135 -0.1245)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.168 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5741, 12.9649, 41.9678)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B46AF #6AAF46

analogous

#5746AF #8B46AF #AF469E

triadic

#8B46AF #AF8B46 #46AF8B

tetradic

#8B46AF #AF5746 #6AAF46 #469EAF

square

#8B46AF #AF5746 #6AAF46 #469EAF

split-complementary

#8B46AF #9EAF46 #46AF57

monochromatic

#462358 #683583 #8B46AF #A76DC5 #C199D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8B46AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8B46AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B46AF

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B46AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B46AF	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2261B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F66AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b46af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 70, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.168 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07dc7',
    500: '#8b46af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b46af;
$custom-light: #b07dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b46af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.429,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52628,
    "c": 0.16842,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B46AF

secondary

#A0C28E

accent

#D35580

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B46AF

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

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