#8042AE#8042AE

#8042AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.170 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042AE
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(274, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(274, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 46.27, -47.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 66.23, 314.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.1042 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.17 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4887, 11.5419, 41.2900)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042AE #70AE42

analogous

#4A42AE #8042AE #AE42A6

triadic

#8042AE #AE8042 #42AE80

tetradic

#8042AE #AE4A42 #70AE42 #42A6AE

square

#8042AE #AE4A42 #70AE42 #42A6AE

split-complementary

#8042AE #A6AE42 #42AE4A

monochromatic

#3F2055 #5F3182 #8042AE #9E68C6 #BA94D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8042AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8042AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042AE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042AE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B5DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.170 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87ac7',
    500: '#8042ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042ae;
$custom-light: #a87ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.444,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5068,
    "c": 0.16954,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042AE

secondary

#A2C28A

accent

#D5538A

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042AE

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

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