#8A47AF#8A47AF

#8A47AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.167 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47AF
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 59.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 46.39, -44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 64.10, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1109 -0.1242)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.167 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4709, 13.0054, 41.9810)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47AF #6CAF47

analogous

#5647AF #8A47AF #AF47A0

triadic

#8A47AF #AF8A47 #47AF8A

tetradic

#8A47AF #AF5647 #6CAF47 #47A0AF

square

#8A47AF #AF5647 #6CAF47 #47A0AF

split-complementary

#8A47AF #A0AF47 #47AF56

monochromatic

#452458 #683583 #8A47AF #A66FC4 #C19AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8A47AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8A47AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47AF

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47AF	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2362B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F66AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.167 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ec7',
    500: '#8a47af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47af;
$custom-light: #af7ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.654,
    "s": 42.276,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52644,
    "c": 0.16652,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47AF

secondary

#A2C28F

accent

#D25682

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47AF

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

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