#8A47A2#8A47A2

#8A47A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.152 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47A2
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 162)
HSL	hsl(284, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 56.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 43.53, -37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 57.59, 319.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1103 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.152 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2551, 12.5190, 35.5775)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47A2 #5FA247

analogous

#5C47A2 #8A47A2 #A2478C

triadic

#8A47A2 #A28A47 #47A28A

tetradic

#8A47A2 #A25C47 #5FA247 #478CA2

square

#8A47A2 #A25C47 #5FA247 #478CA2

split-complementary

#8A47A2 #8CA247 #47A25C

monochromatic

#42224D #663477 #8A47A2 #A769BD #C094D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8A47A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8A47A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47A2

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47A2	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4865A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.152 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7dbe',
    500: '#8a47a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47a2;
$custom-light: #ae7dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.176,
    "s": 39.056,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51862,
    "c": 0.15241,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47A2

secondary

#96BC89

accent

#CF5978

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47A2

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

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