#8E47E4#8E47E4

#8E47E4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.225 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47E4
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 228)
HSL	hsl(267, 74%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(267, 69%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 59.70, -68.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 90.77, 311.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1121 -0.195)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.225 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.4087, 15.8584, 75.0007)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47E4 #9DE447

analogous

#474EE4 #8E47E4 #DD47E4

triadic

#8E47E4 #E48E47 #47E48E

tetradic

#8E47E4 #E4474E #9DE447 #47E4DD

square

#8E47E4 #E4474E #9DE447 #47E4DD

split-complementary

#8E47E4 #E4DD47 #4EE447

monochromatic

#52179A #6E1ECF #8E47E4 #AF7CEC #D0B2F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8E47E4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#8E47E4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47E4

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47E4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47E4	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47e4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.225 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57fed',
    500: '#8e47e4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47e4;
$custom-light: #b57fed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47e4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.134,
    "s": 74.408,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56767,
    "c": 0.22491,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47E4

secondary

#C6E2A4

accent

#F1379D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47E4

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