#8A47BA#8A47BA

#8A47BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.179 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47BA
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 186)
HSL	hsl(275, 45%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 61.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 48.89, -49.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 69.67, 314.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.1108 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.179 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5956, 13.4552, 47.9043)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47BA #77BA47

analogous

#5047BA #8A47BA #BA47B0

triadic

#8A47BA #BA8A47 #47BA8A

tetradic

#8A47BA #BA5047 #77BA47 #47B0BA

square

#8A47BA #BA5047 #77BA47 #47B0BA

split-complementary

#8A47BA #B0BA47 #47BA50

monochromatic

#482562 #69358E #8A47BA #A674CB #C3A0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8A47BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8A47BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47BA

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47BA	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E64BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3567B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.179 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ecf',
    500: '#8a47ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47ba;
$custom-light: #b07ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.957,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53347,
    "c": 0.17858,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47BA

secondary

#AAC895

accent

#D55389

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47BA

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

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