#8B47CA#8B47CA

#8B47CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.196 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47CA
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 202)
HSL	hsl(271, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 64.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 52.86, -57.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 77.78, 312.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1112 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.196 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5590, 14.2598, 57.3769)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47CA #86CA47

analogous

#4947CA #8B47CA #CA47C7

triadic

#8B47CA #CA8B47 #47CA8B

tetradic

#8B47CA #CA4947 #86CA47 #47C7CA

square

#8B47CA #CA4947 #86CA47 #47C7CA

split-complementary

#8B47CA #C7CA47 #47CA49

monochromatic

#4D2275 #6C2FA4 #8B47CA #A977D8 #C7A6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#8B47CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8B47CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47CA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47CA	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2069C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.196 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17edb',
    500: '#8b47ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47ca;
$custom-light: #b17edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.145,
    "s": 55.274,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54546,
    "c": 0.19636,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47CA

secondary

#B5D29A

accent

#DF4991

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47CA

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

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