#8B47CD#8B47CD

#8B47CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.200 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47CD
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 65.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 53.57, -58.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 79.29, 312.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.111 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.2 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9176, 14.4033, 59.2658)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47CD #89CD47

analogous

#4847CD #8B47CD #CD47CC

triadic

#8B47CD #CD8B47 #47CD8B

tetradic

#8B47CD #CD4847 #89CD47 #47CCCD

square

#8B47CD #CD4847 #89CD47 #47CCCD

split-complementary

#8B47CD #CCCD47 #47CD48

monochromatic

#4D2179 #6C2EA9 #8B47CD #A977DA #C8A7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8B47CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8B47CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47CD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47CD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.200 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27edd',
    500: '#8b47cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47cd;
$custom-light: #b27edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.448,
    "s": 57.265,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54756,
    "c": 0.19963,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47CD

secondary

#B7D49B

accent

#E14793

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47CD

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

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