#8B47BD#8B47BD

#8B47BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.182 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47BD
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 189)
HSL	hsl(275, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 62.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 49.82, -50.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 71.20, 314.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.112 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.182 308)
XYZ	xyz(22.0841, 13.6699, 49.6094)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47BD #79BD47

analogous

#5047BD #8B47BD #BD47B4

triadic

#8B47BD #BD8B47 #47BD8B

tetradic

#8B47BD #BD5047 #79BD47 #47B4BD

square

#8B47BD #BD5047 #79BD47 #47B4BD

split-complementary

#8B47BD #B4BD47 #47BD50

monochromatic

#4A2465 #6B3492 #8B47BD #A774CD #C4A1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8B47BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8B47BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47BD

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47BD	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0565C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3368BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.182 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ed1',
    500: '#8b47bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47bd;
$custom-light: #b07ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.576,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53663,
    "c": 0.18217,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.1367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47BD

secondary

#ACCA96

accent

#D7518A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47BD

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

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