#8E46CC#8E46CC

#8E46CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.201 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46CC
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 65.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 54.46, -57.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 79.32, 313.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1162 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.201 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2422, 14.4909, 58.6349)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46CC #84CC46

analogous

#4B46CC #8E46CC #CC46C7

triadic

#8E46CC #CC8E46 #46CC8E

tetradic

#8E46CC #CC4B46 #84CC46 #46C7CC

square

#8E46CC #CC4B46 #84CC46 #46C7CC

split-complementary

#8E46CC #C7CC46 #46CC4B

monochromatic

#4F2177 #6F2EA7 #8E46CC #AB76D9 #C9A6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8E46CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8E46CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46CC

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46CC	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.201 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47edc',
    500: '#8e46cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46cc;
$custom-light: #b47edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.239,
    "s": 56.78,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54903,
    "c": 0.20056,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46CC

secondary

#B5D49A

accent

#E0488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46CC

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

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