#8E46BE#8E46BE

#8E46BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.186 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46BE
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 51.24, -51.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 72.31, 315.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1171 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.186 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.6379, 13.8492, 50.1858)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46BE #76BE46

analogous

#5246BE #8E46BE #BE46B2

triadic

#8E46BE #BE8E46 #46BE8E

tetradic

#8E46BE #BE5246 #76BE46 #46B2BE

square

#8E46BE #BE5246 #76BE46 #46B2BE

split-complementary

#8E46BE #B2BE46 #46BE52

monochromatic

#4B2466 #6D3493 #8E46BE #AA73CE #C5A1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8E46BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8E46BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46BE

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46BE	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0165C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3469BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.186 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ed2',
    500: '#8e46be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46be;
$custom-light: #b37ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 48,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53954,
    "c": 0.18558,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46BE

secondary

#ABCA95

accent

#D85086

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46BE

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

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