#8E47CF#8E47CF

#8E47CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.202 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47CF
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 207)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 65.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 54.68, -58.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 80.28, 312.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.1148 -0.1668)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.202 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6685, 14.7624, 60.5692)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47CF #88CF47

analogous

#4A47CF #8E47CF #CF47CC

triadic

#8E47CF #CF8E47 #47CF8E

tetradic

#8E47CF #CF4A47 #88CF47 #47CCCF

square

#8E47CF #CF4A47 #88CF47 #47CCCF

split-complementary

#8E47CF #CCCF47 #47CF4A

monochromatic

#50207B #6F2DAC #8E47CF #AC78DC #CAA8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8E47CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8E47CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47CF

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47CF	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.202 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47fde',
    500: '#8e47cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47cf;
$custom-light: #b47fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.324,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5524,
    "c": 0.20246,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47CF

secondary

#B8D69C

accent

#E24690

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47CF

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

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