#8B47CE#8B47CE

#8B47CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.201 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47CE
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 65.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.87, 53.81, -58.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.87, 79.80, 312.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1109 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.201 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0387, 14.4517, 59.9036)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47CE #8ACE47

analogous

#4847CE #8B47CE #CE47CE

triadic

#8B47CE #CE8B47 #47CE8B

tetradic

#8B47CE #CE4847 #8ACE47 #47CECE

square

#8B47CE #CE4847 #8ACE47 #47CECE

split-complementary

#8B47CE #CECE47 #47CE48

monochromatic

#4E217A #6C2DAA #8B47CE #A977DB #C8A8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8B47CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8B47CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47CE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47CE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#176ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.201 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ede',
    500: '#8b47ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47ce;
$custom-light: #b27ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.222,
    "s": 57.94,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54827,
    "c": 0.20071,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47CE

secondary

#B8D59C

accent

#E14793

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47CE

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

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