#8E46D2#8E46D2

#8E46D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.207 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46D2
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 210)
HSL	hsl(271, 61%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 55.87, -60.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 82.32, 312.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1156 -0.1717)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.207 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9757, 14.7843, 62.4982)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46D2 #8AD246

analogous

#4846D2 #8E46D2 #D246D0

triadic

#8E46D2 #D28E46 #46D28E

tetradic

#8E46D2 #D24846 #8AD246 #46D0D2

square

#8E46D2 #D24846 #8AD246 #46D0D2

split-complementary

#8E46D2 #D0D246 #46D248

monochromatic

#501F7F #6F2BB0 #8E46D2 #AC77DE #CAA8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8E46D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8E46D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46D2

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46D2	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106BCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.207 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ee1',
    500: '#8e46d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46d2;
$custom-light: #b47ee1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.857,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55326,
    "c": 0.20697,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46D2

secondary

#B9D79C

accent

#E44492

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46D2

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