#8E47CD#8E47CD

#8E47CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.200 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47CD
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 65.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 54.21, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 79.28, 313.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.115 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.2 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.4256, 14.6652, 59.2897)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47CD #86CD47

analogous

#4B47CD #8E47CD #CD47C9

triadic

#8E47CD #CD8E47 #47CD8E

tetradic

#8E47CD #CD4B47 #86CD47 #47C9CD

square

#8E47CD #CD4B47 #86CD47 #47C9CD

split-complementary

#8E47CD #C9CD47 #47CD4B

monochromatic

#4F2179 #6F2EA9 #8E47CD #AC77DA #C9A7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#8E47CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8E47CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47CD

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47CD	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.200 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47fdd',
    500: '#8e47cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47cd;
$custom-light: #b47fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.791,
    "s": 57.265,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.551,
    "c": 0.20031,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.14665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47CD

secondary

#B6D49B

accent

#E1478F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47CD

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

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