#8E47E6#8E47E6

#8E47E6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.227 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E47E6
RGB	rgb(142, 71, 230)
HSL	hsl(267, 76%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(267, 69%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 69.1%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 60.18, -69.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 91.76, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.1118 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.227 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.6879, 15.9701, 76.4714)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E47E6 #9FE647

analogous

#4750E6 #8E47E6 #DD47E6

triadic

#8E47E6 #E68E47 #47E68E

tetradic

#8E47E6 #E64750 #9FE647 #47E6DD

square

#8E47E6 #E64750 #9FE647 #47E6DD

split-complementary

#8E47E6 #E6DD47 #50E647

monochromatic

#52159D #6E1DD3 #8E47E6 #AF7DED #D0B3F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8E47E6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8E47E6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E47E6

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E47E6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E47E6	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FEB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6D92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e47e6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 71, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.227 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67fef',
    500: '#8e47e6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e47e6;
$custom-light: #b67fef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e47e6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.792,
    "s": 76.077,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56918,
    "c": 0.22703,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E47E6

secondary

#C8E4A5

accent

#F3359E

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E47E6

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