#8B47B8#8B47B8

#8B47B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.177 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47B8
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 184)
HSL	hsl(276, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 61%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 48.67, -48.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 68.67, 315.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% 0.1122 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.177 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5507, 13.4565, 46.8002)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47B8 #74B847

analogous

#5247B8 #8B47B8 #B847AD

triadic

#8B47B8 #B88B47 #47B88B

tetradic

#8B47B8 #B85247 #74B847 #47ADB8

square

#8B47B8 #B85247 #74B847 #47ADB8

split-complementary

#8B47B8 #ADB847 #47B852

monochromatic

#482560 #6A368C #8B47B8 #A773C9 #C39FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8B47B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8B47B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47B8

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47B8	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1564BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3868B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.177 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ece',
    500: '#8b47b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47b8;
$custom-light: #b07ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.106,
    "s": 44.314,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53336,
    "c": 0.17671,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47B8

secondary

#A8C794

accent

#D45487

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47B8

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

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