#8B47CB#8B47CB

#8B47CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.197 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47CB
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 65%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 53.10, -57.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 78.28, 312.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1112 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.197 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6778, 14.3073, 58.0025)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47CB #87CB47

analogous

#4947CB #8B47CB #CB47C9

triadic

#8B47CB #CB8B47 #47CB8B

tetradic

#8B47CB #CB4947 #87CB47 #47C9CB

square

#8B47CB #CB4947 #87CB47 #47C9CB

split-complementary

#8B47CB #C9CB47 #47CB49

monochromatic

#4D2176 #6C2FA6 #8B47CB #A977D8 #C7A6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8B47CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8B47CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47CB

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47CB	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.197 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17edc',
    500: '#8b47cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47cb;
$custom-light: #b17edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.909,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54616,
    "c": 0.19745,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47CB

secondary

#B6D39B

accent

#DF4992

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47CB

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

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