#8A47AA#8A47AA

#8A47AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.161 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47AA
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 170)
HSL	hsl(281, 41%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 58.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 45.27, -41.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 61.58, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1108 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.161 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9889, 12.8126, 39.4425)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47AA #67AA47

analogous

#5847AA #8A47AA #AA4799

triadic

#8A47AA #AA8A47 #47AA8A

tetradic

#8A47AA #AA5847 #67AA47 #4799AA

square

#8A47AA #AA5847 #67AA47 #4799AA

split-complementary

#8A47AA #99AA47 #47AA58

monochromatic

#442354 #67357F #8A47AA #A66CC2 #C098D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A47AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A47AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47AA

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47AA	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A61AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4366A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.161 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7dc4',
    500: '#8a47aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47aa;
$custom-light: #af7dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.606,
    "s": 41.079,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52337,
    "c": 0.16108,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47AA

secondary

#9DC08D

accent

#D1577E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47AA

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

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