#8B47CF#8B47CF

#8B47CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.202 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47CF
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 207)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 65.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 54.05, -59.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 80.30, 312.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1108 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.202 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1606, 14.5005, 60.5454)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47CF #8BCF47

analogous

#4747CF #8B47CF #CF47CF

triadic

#8B47CF #CF8B47 #47CF8B

tetradic

#8B47CF #CF4747 #8BCF47 #47CFCF

square

#8B47CF #CF4747 #8BCF47 #47CFCF

split-complementary

#8B47CF #CFCF47 #47CF47

monochromatic

#4E207B #6C2DAC #8B47CF #AA78DC #C8A8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8B47CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8B47CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47CF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47CF	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.202 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27fde',
    500: '#8b47cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47cf;
$custom-light: #b27fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54897,
    "c": 0.2018,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47CF

secondary

#B9D69C

accent

#E24694

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47CF

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

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