#8A47CD#8A47CD

#8A47CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.199 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47CD
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 65.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 53.36, -58.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 79.30, 312.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1096 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.199 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7514, 14.3176, 59.2580)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47CD #8ACD47

analogous

#4747CD #8A47CD #CD47CD

triadic

#8A47CD #CD8A47 #47CD8A

tetradic

#8A47CD #CD4747 #8ACD47 #47CDCD

square

#8A47CD #CD4747 #8ACD47 #47CDCD

split-complementary

#8A47CD #CDCD47 #47CD47

monochromatic

#4D2179 #6B2EA9 #8A47CD #A977DA #C7A7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8A47CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8A47CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47CD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47CD	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.199 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17edd',
    500: '#8a47cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47cd;
$custom-light: #b17edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 57.265,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54642,
    "c": 0.19941,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47CD

secondary

#B8D49B

accent

#E14794

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47CD

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

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