#8E46CA#8E46CA

#8E46CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.198 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46CA
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 65.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 54.00, -56.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 78.32, 313.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1163 -0.1607)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.198 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0038, 14.3956, 57.3797)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46CA #82CA46

analogous

#4C46CA #8E46CA #CA46C4

triadic

#8E46CA #CA8E46 #46CA8E

tetradic

#8E46CA #CA4C46 #82CA46 #46C4CA

square

#8E46CA #CA4C46 #82CA46 #46C4CA

split-complementary

#8E46CA #C4CA46 #46CA4C

monochromatic

#4F2174 #6F2FA4 #8E46CA #AB76D8 #C8A5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8E46CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8E46CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46CA

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46CA	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246AC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.198 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37edb',
    500: '#8e46ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46ca;
$custom-light: #b37edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 55.462,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54765,
    "c": 0.19842,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46CA

secondary

#B3D29A

accent

#DF498D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46CA

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

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