#8B47CC#8B47CC

#8B47CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.199 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47CC
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 204)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 65.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 53.34, -57.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 78.79, 312.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.69% 0.1111 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(54.69% 0.199 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.7973, 14.3551, 58.6322)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47CC #88CC47

analogous

#4947CC #8B47CC #CC47CB

triadic

#8B47CC #CC8B47 #47CC8B

tetradic

#8B47CC #CC4947 #88CC47 #47CBCC

square

#8B47CC #CC4947 #88CC47 #47CBCC

split-complementary

#8B47CC #CBCC47 #47CC49

monochromatic

#4D2177 #6C2EA7 #8B47CC #A977D9 #C7A7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8B47CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8B47CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47CC

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47CC	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.199 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17edc',
    500: '#8b47cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47cc;
$custom-light: #b17edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.677,
    "s": 56.596,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54686,
    "c": 0.19853,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.14355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47CC

secondary

#B7D49B

accent

#E04892

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47CC

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

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