#8A47CE#8A47CE

#8A47CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.201 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47CE
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 65.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 53.60, -59.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 79.81, 312.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1095 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.201 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8725, 14.3660, 59.8958)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47CE #8BCE47

analogous

#4748CE #8A47CE #CE47CE

triadic

#8A47CE #CE8A47 #47CE8A

tetradic

#8A47CE #CE4748 #8BCE47 #47CECE

square

#8A47CE #CE4748 #8BCE47 #47CECE

split-complementary

#8A47CE #CECE47 #48CE47

monochromatic

#4D217A #6B2DAA #8A47CE #A977DB #C7A8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A47CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8A47CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47CE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47CE	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.201 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ede',
    500: '#8a47ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47ce;
$custom-light: #b17ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.778,
    "s": 57.94,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54713,
    "c": 0.2005,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47CE

secondary

#B9D59C

accent

#E14794

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47CE

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

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