#8E46BC#8E46BC

#8E46BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.183 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46BC
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 62.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 50.79, -50.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 71.31, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1172 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.183 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4208, 13.7624, 49.0425)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46BC #74BC46

analogous

#5346BC #8E46BC #BC46AF

triadic

#8E46BC #BC8E46 #46BC8E

tetradic

#8E46BC #BC5346 #74BC46 #46AFBC

square

#8E46BC #BC5346 #74BC46 #46AFBC

split-complementary

#8E46BC #AFBC46 #46BC53

monochromatic

#4B2464 #6D3490 #8E46BC #A973CC #C5A0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8E46BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8E46BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46BC

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46BC	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0965C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3669B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.183 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ed1',
    500: '#8e46bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46bc;
$custom-light: #b37ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.61,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53823,
    "c": 0.18344,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46BC

secondary

#A9C995

accent

#D65185

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46BC

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

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