#8A47BE#8A47BE

#8A47BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.183 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47BE
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 62.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 49.82, -51.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 71.69, 314.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1107 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.183 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0268, 13.6277, 50.1752)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47BE #7BBE47

analogous

#4E47BE #8A47BE #BE47B6

triadic

#8A47BE #BE8A47 #47BE8A

tetradic

#8A47BE #BE4E47 #7BBE47 #47B6BE

square

#8A47BE #BE4E47 #7BBE47 #47B6BE

split-complementary

#8A47BE #B6BE47 #47BE4E

monochromatic

#492466 #6A3494 #8A47BE #A774CE #C4A1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8A47BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8A47BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47BE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47BE	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3168BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.183 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ed2',
    500: '#8a47be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47be;
$custom-light: #b07ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.782,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53612,
    "c": 0.18297,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47BE

secondary

#ADCB96

accent

#D7508B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47BE

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

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