#8B46BE#8B46BE

#8B46BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.185 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B46BE
RGB	rgb(139, 70, 190)
HSL	hsl(275, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 50.55, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 72.27, 314.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1132 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.185 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1300, 13.5873, 50.1620)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B46BE #79BE46

analogous

#4F46BE #8B46BE #BE46B5

triadic

#8B46BE #BE8B46 #46BE8B

tetradic

#8B46BE #BE4F46 #79BE46 #46B5BE

square

#8B46BE #BE4F46 #79BE46 #46B5BE

split-complementary

#8B46BE #B5BE46 #46BE4F

monochromatic

#4A2466 #6B3493 #8B46BE #A773CE #C4A1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8B46BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8B46BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B46BE

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B46BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B46BE	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3168BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b46be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 70, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.185 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17dd2',
    500: '#8b46be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b46be;
$custom-light: #b17dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b46be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.5,
    "s": 48,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53596,
    "c": 0.18467,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B46BE

secondary

#ACCA95

accent

#D8508A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B46BE

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

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