#8E46DB#8E46DB
#8E46DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.217 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E46DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 70, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 68%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.97, 58.00, -64.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.97, 86.81, 311.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.98% 0.1144 -0.1839) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.98% 0.217 301.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1286, 15.2455, 68.5702) |
| Luminance | 0.1525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.17
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.61
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.62
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.78
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.88
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E46DB #93DB46
analogous
#4649DB #8E46DB #D846DB
triadic
#8E46DB #DB8E46 #46DB8E
tetradic
#8E46DB #DB4649 #93DB46 #46DBD8
square
#8E46DB #DB4649 #93DB46 #46DBD8
split-complementary
#8E46DB #DBD846 #49DB46
monochromatic
#511B8B #6F25BF #8E46DB #AD79E5 #CDACEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#8E46DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#8E46DB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E46DB
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E46DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E46DB | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.05 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006CD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E698B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e46db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.217 301.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b57fe7',
500: '#8e46db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e46db; $custom-light: #b57fe7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e46db",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 70,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.993,
"s": 67.421,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55978,
"c": 0.21655,
"h": 301.9
},
"luminance": 0.15246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E46DB
secondary
#BFDDA0
accent
#EA3D97
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84