#8A47CA#8A47CA

#8A47CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.196 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47CA
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 202)
HSL	hsl(271, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 52.64, -57.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 77.78, 312.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% 0.1099 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.196 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3927, 14.1741, 57.3692)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47CA #87CA47

analogous

#4847CA #8A47CA #CA47C8

triadic

#8A47CA #CA8A47 #47CA8A

tetradic

#8A47CA #CA4847 #87CA47 #47C8CA

square

#8A47CA #CA4847 #87CA47 #47C8CA

split-complementary

#8A47CA #C8CA47 #47CA48

monochromatic

#4C2275 #6B2FA4 #8A47CA #A877D8 #C6A6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8A47CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8A47CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47CA

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47CA	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E69C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.196 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17edb',
    500: '#8a47ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47ca;
$custom-light: #b17edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.687,
    "s": 55.274,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54431,
    "c": 0.19613,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47CA

secondary

#B6D29A

accent

#DF4992

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47CA

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

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