#8A47BD#8A47BD

#8A47BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.182 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47BD
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 62.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 49.58, -51.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 71.19, 314.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.1107 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.182 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9179, 13.5842, 49.6016)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47BD #7ABD47

analogous

#4F47BD #8A47BD #BD47B5

triadic

#8A47BD #BD8A47 #47BD8A

tetradic

#8A47BD #BD4F47 #7ABD47 #47B5BD

square

#8A47BD #BD4F47 #7ABD47 #47B5BD

split-complementary

#8A47BD #B5BD47 #47BD4F

monochromatic

#492465 #6A3492 #8A47BD #A774CD #C3A1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8A47BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A47BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47BD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47BD	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0365C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3268BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.182 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ed1',
    500: '#8a47bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47bd;
$custom-light: #b07ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.068,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53545,
    "c": 0.18188,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47BD

secondary

#ACCA96

accent

#D7518B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47BD

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

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