#8E46CF#8E46CF

#8E46CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.204 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46CF
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 66.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 55.17, -59.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 80.82, 313.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1159 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.204 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6055, 14.6362, 60.5482)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46CF #87CF46

analogous

#4A46CF #8E46CF #CF46CB

triadic

#8E46CF #CF8E46 #46CF8E

tetradic

#8E46CF #CF4A46 #87CF46 #46CBCF

square

#8E46CF #CF4A46 #87CF46 #46CBCF

split-complementary

#8E46CF #CBCF46 #46CF4A

monochromatic

#50207B #6F2CAB #8E46CF #AC77DC #C9A7E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#8E46CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8E46CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46CF

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46CF	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.204 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ede',
    500: '#8e46cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46cf;
$custom-light: #b47ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.533,
    "s": 58.798,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55114,
    "c": 0.20377,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46CF

secondary

#B7D59B

accent

#E24690

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46CF

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

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