#8E47E0#8E47E0

#8E47E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.221 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47E0
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 224)
HSL	hsl(268, 71%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 68.3%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 58.73, -66.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 88.78, 311.42°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1127 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.221 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.8598, 15.6389, 72.1101)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47E0 #99E047

analogous

#474CE0 #8E47E0 #DA47E0

triadic

#8E47E0 #E08E47 #47E08E

tetradic

#8E47E0 #E0474C #99E047 #47E0DA

square

#8E47E0 #E0474C #99E047 #47E0DA

split-complementary

#8E47E0 #E0DA47 #4CE047

monochromatic

#521994 #6F22C8 #8E47E0 #AE7BE9 #CEB0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8E47E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8E47E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47E0

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47E0	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6B8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.221 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57feb',
    500: '#8e47e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47e0;
$custom-light: #b57feb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.843,
    "s": 71.163,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56468,
    "c": 0.22065,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47E0

secondary

#C4E0A3

accent

#EE3A9A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47E0

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