#8E46D1#8E46D1

#8E46D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.206 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46D1
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 209)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 55.64, -60.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 81.82, 312.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1157 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.206 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8515, 14.7346, 61.8441)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46D1 #89D146

analogous

#4946D1 #8E46D1 #D146CF

triadic

#8E46D1 #D18E46 #46D18E

tetradic

#8E46D1 #D14946 #89D146 #46CFD1

square

#8E46D1 #D14946 #89D146 #46CFD1

split-complementary

#8E46D1 #CFD146 #46D149

monochromatic

#501F7D #6F2BAE #8E46D1 #AC77DD #CAA8E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8E46D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8E46D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46D1

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46D1	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#136BCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.206 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ee0',
    500: '#8e46d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46d1;
$custom-light: #b47ee0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.079,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55255,
    "c": 0.2059,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46D1

secondary

#B8D79C

accent

#E34491

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46D1

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

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