#8E47CC#8E47CC

#8E47CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.199 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47CC
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 65.2%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 53.98, -57.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 78.78, 313.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.115 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.199 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3053, 14.6171, 58.6560)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47CC #85CC47

analogous

#4C47CC #8E47CC #CC47C8

triadic

#8E47CC #CC8E47 #47CC8E

tetradic

#8E47CC #CC4C47 #85CC47 #47C8CC

square

#8E47CC #CC4C47 #85CC47 #47C8CC

split-complementary

#8E47CC #C8CC47 #47CC4C

monochromatic

#4F2177 #6F2EA7 #8E47CC #AB77D9 #C9A7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#8E47CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8E47CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47CC

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47CC	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.199 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37fdc',
    500: '#8e47cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47cc;
$custom-light: #b37fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.03,
    "s": 56.596,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5503,
    "c": 0.19924,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47CC

secondary

#B5D49B

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47CC

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

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