#8A47C7#8A47C7

#8A47C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.193 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47C7
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 199)
HSL	hsl(271, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 64.3%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 51.93, -55.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 76.26, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.1102 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.193 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.0410, 14.0334, 55.5166)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47C7 #84C747

analogous

#4A47C7 #8A47C7 #C747C4

triadic

#8A47C7 #C78A47 #47C78A

tetradic

#8A47C7 #C74A47 #84C747 #47C4C7

square

#8A47C7 #C74A47 #84C747 #47C4C7

split-complementary

#8A47C7 #C4C747 #47C74A

monochromatic

#4C2271 #6B31A0 #8A47C7 #A876D5 #C6A5E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8A47C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8A47C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47C7

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47C7	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2469C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.193 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ed9',
    500: '#8a47c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47c7;
$custom-light: #b07ed9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.406,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54223,
    "c": 0.19284,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47C7

secondary

#B4D199

accent

#DD4B90

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47C7

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

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