#8E47D8#8E47D8

#8E47D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.212 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47D8
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 216)
HSL	hsl(269, 65%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 67%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 67.1%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 56.81, -62.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 84.79, 312.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.1138 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.212 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.8003, 15.2151, 66.5300)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47D8 #91D847

analogous

#4749D8 #8E47D8 #D647D8

triadic

#8E47D8 #D88E47 #47D88E

tetradic

#8E47D8 #D84749 #91D847 #47D8D6

square

#8E47D8 #D84749 #91D847 #47D8D6

split-complementary

#8E47D8 #D8D647 #49D847

monochromatic

#511D88 #6F27BA #8E47D8 #AD79E3 #CCACED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8E47D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#8E47D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47D8

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47D8	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F688A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.212 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47fe5',
    500: '#8e47d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47d8;
$custom-light: #b47fe5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.379,
    "s": 65.022,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55881,
    "c": 0.21211,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47D8

secondary

#BEDBA0

accent

#E84096

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFC

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47D8

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

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