#8E47CE#8E47CE

#8E47CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.201 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47CE
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 65.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 54.45, -58.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 79.78, 313.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.1149 -0.1654)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.201 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5467, 14.7136, 59.9274)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47CE #87CE47

analogous

#4B47CE #8E47CE #CE47CA

triadic

#8E47CE #CE8E47 #47CE8E

tetradic

#8E47CE #CE4B47 #87CE47 #47CACE

square

#8E47CE #CE4B47 #87CE47 #47CACE

split-complementary

#8E47CE #CACE47 #47CE4B

monochromatic

#50217A #6F2DAA #8E47CE #AC77DB #C9A8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8E47CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8E47CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47CE

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47CE	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.201 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47fde',
    500: '#8e47ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47ce;
$custom-light: #b47fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.556,
    "s": 57.94,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5517,
    "c": 0.20139,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47CE

secondary

#B7D59C

accent

#E14790

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47CE

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

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