#8E46CB#8E46CB

#8E46CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.199 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46CB
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 65.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 54.23, -57.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 78.82, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1163 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.199 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1226, 14.4431, 58.0053)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46CB #83CB46

analogous

#4B46CB #8E46CB #CB46C5

triadic

#8E46CB #CB8E46 #46CB8E

tetradic

#8E46CB #CB4B46 #83CB46 #46C5CB

square

#8E46CB #CB4B46 #83CB46 #46C5CB

split-complementary

#8E46CB #C5CB46 #46CB4B

monochromatic

#4F2176 #6F2EA5 #8E46CB #AB76D8 #C8A6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8E46CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8E46CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46CB

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46CB	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.199 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37edc',
    500: '#8e46cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46cb;
$custom-light: #b37edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.481,
    "s": 56.118,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54834,
    "c": 0.19949,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46CB

secondary

#B4D39A

accent

#DF488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46CB

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

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