#8E46E8#8E46E8

#8E46E8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.230 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E46E8
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 232)
HSL	hsl(267, 78%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(267, 70%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 61.13, -70.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 93.25, 310.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.1124 -0.201)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.23 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.9073, 15.9570, 77.9380)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E46E8 #A0E846

analogous

#464FE8 #8E46E8 #DF46E8

triadic

#8E46E8 #E88E46 #46E88E

tetradic

#8E46E8 #E8464F #A0E846 #46E8DF

square

#8E46E8 #E8464F #A0E846 #46E8DF

split-complementary

#8E46E8 #E8DF46 #4FE846

monochromatic

#5214A0 #6E1BD6 #8E46E8 #AF7CEF #D0B3F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8E46E8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8E46E8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E46E8

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E46E8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E46E8	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e46e8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.230 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67ff0',
    500: '#8e46e8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e46e8;
$custom-light: #b67ff0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e46e8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 77.885,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56952,
    "c": 0.23031,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E46E8

secondary

#C8E5A5

accent

#F4339F

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F7EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E46E8

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

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