#8E47DB#8E47DB

#8E47DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.215 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47DB
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 219)
HSL	hsl(269, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(269, 68%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 57.53, -64.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 86.29, 311.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.1134 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.215 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1917, 15.3716, 68.5912)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47DB #94DB47

analogous

#474ADB #8E47DB #D847DB

triadic

#8E47DB #DB8E47 #47DB8E

tetradic

#8E47DB #DB474A #94DB47 #47DBD8

square

#8E47DB #DB474A #94DB47 #47DBD8

split-complementary

#8E47DB #DBD847 #4ADB47

monochromatic

#521B8C #6F25BF #8E47DB #AD7AE5 #CDADEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#8E47DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#8E47DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47DB

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47DB	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E698B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.215 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57fe7',
    500: '#8e47db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47db;
$custom-light: #b57fe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.784,
    "s": 67.273,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.561,
    "c": 0.21532,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47DB

secondary

#C0DDA1

accent

#EA3E97

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47DB

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

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