#8A47D1#8A47D1

#8A47D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.204 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47D1
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 209)
HSL	hsl(269, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 66%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 66%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 54.32, -60.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 81.32, 311.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1092 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.204 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2404, 14.5132, 61.8335)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47D1 #8ED147

analogous

#4749D1 #8A47D1 #CF47D1

triadic

#8A47D1 #D18A47 #47D18A

tetradic

#8A47D1 #D14749 #8ED147 #47D1CF

square

#8A47D1 #D14749 #8ED147 #47D1CF

split-complementary

#8A47D1 #D1CF47 #49D147

monochromatic

#4D207E #6B2CAF #8A47D1 #A978DD #C8A9E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8A47D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8A47D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47D1

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47D1	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#076ACE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.204 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ee0',
    500: '#8a47d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47d1;
$custom-light: #b17ee0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.13,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54927,
    "c": 0.20377,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47D1

secondary

#BBD79D

accent

#E34596

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47D1

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

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