#8B47AF#8B47AF

#8B47AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.167 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8B47AF
RGBrgb(139, 71, 175)
HSLhsl(279, 42%, 48%)
HSVhsv(279, 59%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(20.6%, 59.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LABlab(42.90, 46.64, -44.02)
CIE-LCHlch(42.90, 64.14, 316.65°)
OKLaboklab(52.77% 0.1122 -0.1236)
OKLCHoklch(52.77% 0.167 312.2)
XYZxyz(20.6372, 13.0911, 41.9888)
Luminance0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8B47AF #6BAF47
analogous
#5747AF #8B47AF #AF479F
triadic
#8B47AF #AF8B47 #47AF8B
tetradic
#8B47AF #AF5747 #6BAF47 #479FAF
square
#8B47AF #AF5747 #6BAF47 #479FAF
split-complementary
#8B47AF #9FAF47 #47AF57
monochromatic
#462458 #683583 #8B47AF #A76FC4 #C19AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80
#8B47AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62
#8B47AF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47AF
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8B47AF#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8B47AF1.005.803.625.80
#FFFFFF5.801.0021.001.00
#0000003.6221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.801.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#2462B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4067AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#875A74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8b47af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.167 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ec7',
    500: '#8b47af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8b47af;
$custom-light: #b07ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8b47af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.231,
    "s": 42.276,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52766,
    "c": 0.1669,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8B47AF
secondary
#A1C28F
accent
#D25681
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#110A13
muted
#807C82

Preview Lab

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#8B47AF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva