#8E46CE#8E46CE

#8E46CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.203 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46CE
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 66%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 54.93, -58.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 80.32, 313.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.116 -0.1662)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.203 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4836, 14.5875, 59.9064)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46CE #86CE46

analogous

#4A46CE #8E46CE #CE46CA

triadic

#8E46CE #CE8E46 #46CE8E

tetradic

#8E46CE #CE4A46 #86CE46 #46CACE

square

#8E46CE #CE4A46 #86CE46 #46CACE

split-complementary

#8E46CE #CACE46 #46CE4A

monochromatic

#4F2079 #6F2DAA #8E46CE #AC76DB #C9A7E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#8E46CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8E46CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46CE

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46CE	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.203 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ede',
    500: '#8e46ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46ce;
$custom-light: #b47ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 58.12,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55043,
    "c": 0.2027,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46CE

secondary

#B6D59B

accent

#E1468F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46CE

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

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