#8E46C8#8E46C8

#8E46C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.196 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46C8
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 200)
HSL	hsl(273, 54%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 65%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 53.54, -55.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 77.32, 313.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1165 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.196 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7686, 14.3015, 56.1407)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46C8 #80C846

analogous

#4D46C8 #8E46C8 #C846C1

triadic

#8E46C8 #C88E46 #46C88E

tetradic

#8E46C8 #C84D46 #80C846 #46C1C8

square

#8E46C8 #C84D46 #80C846 #46C1C8

split-complementary

#8E46C8 #C1C846 #46C84D

monochromatic

#4E2272 #6E30A1 #8E46C8 #AB75D6 #C8A4E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8E46C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8E46C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46C8

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46C8	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276AC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.196 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ed9',
    500: '#8e46c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46c8;
$custom-light: #b37ed9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.231,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54627,
    "c": 0.19629,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46C8

secondary

#B2D199

accent

#DE4A8C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46C8

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

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