#8A47CF#8A47CF

#8A47CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.202 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47CF
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 207)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 65.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 53.84, -59.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 80.31, 312.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1094 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.202 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9943, 14.4147, 60.5376)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47CF #8CCF47

analogous

#4748CF #8A47CF #CE47CF

triadic

#8A47CF #CF8A47 #47CF8A

tetradic

#8A47CF #CF4748 #8CCF47 #47CFCE

square

#8A47CF #CF4748 #8CCF47 #47CFCE

split-complementary

#8A47CF #CFCE47 #48CF47

monochromatic

#4D207B #6B2DAC #8A47CF #A978DC #C8A8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8A47CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8A47CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47CF

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47CF	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.202 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ede',
    500: '#8a47cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47cf;
$custom-light: #b17ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.559,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54784,
    "c": 0.20159,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47CF

secondary

#B9D69C

accent

#E24695

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47CF

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

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