#8A47A8#8A47A8

#8A47A8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.159 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47A8
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 168)
HSL	hsl(281, 41%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 58%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 57.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 44.83, -40.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 60.58, 317.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1107 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.159 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8012, 12.7375, 38.4537)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47A8 #65A847

analogous

#5947A8 #8A47A8 #A84796

triadic

#8A47A8 #A88A47 #47A88A

tetradic

#8A47A8 #A85947 #65A847 #4796A8

square

#8A47A8 #A85947 #65A847 #4796A8

split-complementary

#8A47A8 #96A847 #47A859

monochromatic

#432352 #67357D #8A47A8 #A66CC1 #C097D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A47A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A47A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47A8

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47A8	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C60AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4466A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.159 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc2',
    500: '#8a47a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47a8;
$custom-light: #af7dc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.443,
    "s": 40.586,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52216,
    "c": 0.1589,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47A8

secondary

#9CBF8C

accent

#D0577D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47A8

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

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