#8E47CB#8E47CB

#8E47CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.198 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47CB
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 65%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 53.75, -56.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 78.28, 313.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1151 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.198 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1857, 14.5692, 58.0263)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47CB #84CB47

analogous

#4C47CB #8E47CB #CB47C6

triadic

#8E47CB #CB8E47 #47CB8E

tetradic

#8E47CB #CB4C47 #84CB47 #47C6CB

square

#8E47CB #CB4C47 #84CB47 #47C6CB

split-complementary

#8E47CB #C6CB47 #47CB4C

monochromatic

#4F2176 #6F2FA6 #8E47CB #AB77D8 #C9A6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#8E47CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#8E47CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47CB

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47CB	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.198 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37fdc',
    500: '#8e47cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47cb;
$custom-light: #b37fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.273,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54961,
    "c": 0.19817,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47CB

secondary

#B5D39B

accent

#DF498E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47CB

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

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