#8A47AD#8A47AD

#8A47AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.164 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47AD
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 173)
HSL	hsl(279, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 59%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 45.94, -43.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 63.09, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.1108 -0.1213)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.164 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2760, 12.9274, 40.9542)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47AD #6AAD47

analogous

#5747AD #8A47AD #AD479D

triadic

#8A47AD #AD8A47 #47AD8A

tetradic

#8A47AD #AD5747 #6AAD47 #479DAD

square

#8A47AD #AD5747 #6AAD47 #479DAD

split-complementary

#8A47AD #9DAD47 #47AD57

monochromatic

#452356 #673582 #8A47AD #A66EC3 #C199D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8A47AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8A47AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47AD

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47AD	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2661B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4166AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.164 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ec6',
    500: '#8a47ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47ad;
$custom-light: #af7ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.412,
    "s": 41.803,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5252,
    "c": 0.16434,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47AD

secondary

#A0C18E

accent

#D25681

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47AD

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

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