#8A47A6#8A47A6

#8A47A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.157 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47A6
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 166)
HSL	hsl(282, 40%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 57%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 57.2%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.25, 44.40, -39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.25, 59.58, 318.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1106 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.157 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6163, 12.6635, 37.4800)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47A6 #63A647

analogous

#5B47A6 #8A47A6 #A64793

triadic

#8A47A6 #A68A47 #47A68A

tetradic

#8A47A6 #A65B47 #63A647 #4793A6

square

#8A47A6 #A65B47 #63A647 #4793A6

split-complementary

#8A47A6 #93A647 #47A65B

monochromatic

#432250 #66357B #8A47A6 #A76BC0 #C096D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A47A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A47A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47A6

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47A6	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E60A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4666A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.157 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc1',
    500: '#8a47a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47a6;
$custom-light: #af7dc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.316,
    "s": 40.084,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52097,
    "c": 0.15673,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47A6

secondary

#9ABE8B

accent

#D0587B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47A6

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

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