#8A47CB#8A47CB

#8A47CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.197 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47CB
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 65%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 52.88, -57.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 78.29, 312.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1098 -0.1638)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.197 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5115, 14.2216, 57.9947)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47CB #88CB47

analogous

#4847CB #8A47CB #CB47CA

triadic

#8A47CB #CB8A47 #47CB8A

tetradic

#8A47CB #CB4847 #88CB47 #47CACB

square

#8A47CB #CB4847 #88CB47 #47CACB

split-complementary

#8A47CB #CACB47 #47CB48

monochromatic

#4C2176 #6B2FA6 #8A47CB #A877D8 #C7A6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8A47CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8A47CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47CB

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47CB	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C69C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.197 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17edc',
    500: '#8a47cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47cb;
$custom-light: #b17edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.455,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54501,
    "c": 0.19722,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47CB

secondary

#B6D39B

accent

#DF4993

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47CB

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

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