#8B46CB#8B46CB

#8B46CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.199 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B46CB
RGB	rgb(139, 70, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 65.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.49, 53.59, -57.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.49, 78.83, 312.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1123 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.199 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6147, 14.1812, 57.9815)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B46CB #86CB46

analogous

#4846CB #8B46CB #CB46C8

triadic

#8B46CB #CB8B46 #46CB8B

tetradic

#8B46CB #CB4846 #86CB46 #46C8CB

square

#8B46CB #CB4846 #86CB46 #46C8CB

split-complementary

#8B46CB #C8CB46 #46CB48

monochromatic

#4D2176 #6C2EA5 #8B46CB #A976D8 #C7A6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8B46CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8B46CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B46CB

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B46CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B46CB	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C69C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b46cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 70, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.199 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17edc',
    500: '#8b46cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b46cb;
$custom-light: #b17edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b46cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.128,
    "s": 56.118,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54487,
    "c": 0.19877,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B46CB

secondary

#B5D39A

accent

#DF4891

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B46CB

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

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