#8E47CA#8E47CA

#8E47CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.197 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47CA
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 65%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 53.51, -56.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 77.78, 313.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.1152 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.197 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0669, 14.5217, 57.4008)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47CA #83CA47

analogous

#4C47CA #8E47CA #CA47C4

triadic

#8E47CA #CA8E47 #47CA8E

tetradic

#8E47CA #CA4C47 #83CA47 #47C4CA

square

#8E47CA #CA4C47 #83CA47 #47C4CA

split-complementary

#8E47CA #C4CA47 #47CA4C

monochromatic

#4F2275 #6F2FA4 #8E47CA #AB77D8 #C8A6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8E47CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8E47CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47CA

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47CA	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)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266BC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.197 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37fdb',
    500: '#8e47ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47ca;
$custom-light: #b37fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.519,
    "s": 55.274,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54892,
    "c": 0.19709,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47CA

secondary

#B4D29A

accent

#DF498E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47CA

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

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