#8A47E2#8A47E2

#8A47E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.222 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47E2
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 226)
HSL	hsl(266, 73%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 69%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 58.46, -68.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 89.87, 310.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.107 -0.1948)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.222 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.4585, 15.4004, 73.5154)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47E2 #9FE247

analogous

#4751E2 #8A47E2 #D747E2

triadic

#8A47E2 #E28A47 #47E28A

tetradic

#8A47E2 #E24751 #9FE247 #47E2D7

square

#8A47E2 #E24751 #9FE247 #47E2D7

split-complementary

#8A47E2 #E2D747 #51E247

monochromatic

#4F1897 #6A20CC #8A47E2 #AC7CEA #CDB1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8A47E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8A47E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47E2

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47E2	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#756C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.222 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37fec',
    500: '#8a47e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47e2;
$custom-light: #b37fec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.935,
    "s": 72.77,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56183,
    "c": 0.22221,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47E2

secondary

#C7E1A4

accent

#EF38A0

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47E2

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