#8B47EB#8B47EB

#8B47EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.232 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B47EB
RGB	rgb(139, 71, 235)
HSL	hsl(265, 80%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(265, 70%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 60.86, -72.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 94.32, 310.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1068 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.232 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.8922, 15.9931, 80.1986)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B47EB #A7EB47

analogous

#4755EB #8B47EB #DD47EB

triadic

#8B47EB #EB8B47 #47EB8B

tetradic

#8B47EB #EB4755 #A7EB47 #47EBDD

square

#8B47EB #EB4755 #A7EB47 #47EBDD

split-complementary

#8B47EB #EBDD47 #55EB47

monochromatic

#4F12A6 #6A18DD #8B47EB #AE7EF1 #D1B5F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8B47EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8B47EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B47EB

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B47EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B47EB	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737094

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b47eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 71, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.232 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ff2',
    500: '#8b47eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b47eb;
$custom-light: #b47ff2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b47eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.878,
    "s": 80.392,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5698,
    "c": 0.23199,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B47EB

secondary

#CCE6A7

accent

#F731A5

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6EFFE

border

#D0CAD6

text

#120A17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B47EB

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

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