#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
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 59.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 46.64, -44.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 64.14, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% 0.1122 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.167 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6372, 13.0911, 41.9888)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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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
##8B47AF	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #8B47AF

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

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