#8A47B0#8A47B0

#8A47B0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.168 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47B0
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 176)
HSL	hsl(278, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 59.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.83, 46.61, -44.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.83, 64.60, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.1109 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.168 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5695, 13.0448, 42.5002)
Luminance	0.1304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47B0 #6DB047

analogous

#5547B0 #8A47B0 #B047A1

triadic

#8A47B0 #B08A47 #47B08A

tetradic

#8A47B0 #B05547 #6DB047 #47A1B0

square

#8A47B0 #B05547 #6DB047 #47A1B0

split-complementary

#8A47B0 #A1B047 #47B055

monochromatic

#462459 #683584 #8A47B0 #A66FC5 #C19BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8A47B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8A47B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47B0

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47B0	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2262B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.168 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ec8',
    500: '#8a47b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47b0;
$custom-light: #af7ec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.286,
    "s": 42.51,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52707,
    "c": 0.16762,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47B0

secondary

#A2C390

accent

#D25683

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47B0

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

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