#8A47E6#8A47E6
#8A47E6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.227 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A47E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 71, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 69%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 69.1%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 59.45, -70.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 91.87, 310.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.49% 0.1063 -0.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.49% 0.227 298) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0137, 15.6225, 76.4398) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.35
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.88
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.16
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.83
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.00
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A47E6 #A3E647
analogous
#4754E6 #8A47E6 #DA47E6
triadic
#8A47E6 #E68A47 #47E68A
tetradic
#8A47E6 #E64754 #A3E647 #47E6DA
square
#8A47E6 #E64754 #A3E647 #47E6DA
split-complementary
#8A47E6 #E6DA47 #54E647
monochromatic
#4F159D #6A1DD3 #8A47E6 #AC7DED #CFB3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#8A47E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#8A47E6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A47E6
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A47E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A47E6 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006EEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006CE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#736E91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a47e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.227 298.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37fef',
500: '#8a47e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a47e6; $custom-light: #b37fef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a47e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 71,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.283,
"s": 76.077,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56488,
"c": 0.22652,
"h": 298
},
"luminance": 0.15623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A47E6
secondary
#C9E4A5
accent
#F335A3
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFD
border
#D0CAD5
text
#120A17
muted
#817C85