#8042BB#8042BB

#8042BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.184 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042BB
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(271, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 49.37, -53.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 72.92, 312.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.1035 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.184 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8179, 12.0736, 48.2905)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042BB #7DBB42

analogous

#4442BB #8042BB #BB42BA

triadic

#8042BB #BB8042 #42BB80

tetradic

#8042BB #BB4442 #7DBB42 #42BABB

square

#8042BB #BB4442 #7DBB42 #42BABB

split-complementary

#8042BB #BABB42 #42BB44

monochromatic

#422261 #61328E #8042BB #9E6ECC #BC9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8042BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8042BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042BB

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042BB	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.184 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a97ad0',
    500: '#8042bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042bb;
$custom-light: #a97ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.744,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51571,
    "c": 0.18405,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042BB

secondary

#ACC891

accent

#D75092

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042BB

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

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