#8042BD#8042BD

#8042BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.186 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042BD
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(270, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.3%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 49.85, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 73.95, 312.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.1033 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.186 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0335, 12.1598, 49.4259)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042BD #7FBD42

analogous

#4342BD #8042BD #BD42BC

triadic

#8042BD #BD8042 #42BD80

tetradic

#8042BD #BD4342 #7FBD42 #42BCBD

square

#8042BD #BD4342 #7FBD42 #42BCBD

split-complementary

#8042BD #BCBD42 #42BD43

monochromatic

#432262 #613290 #8042BD #9E6FCD #BD9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8042BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8042BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042BD

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042BD	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.186 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a97ad2',
    500: '#8042bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042bd;
$custom-light: #a97ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.244,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51712,
    "c": 0.18628,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042BD

secondary

#ADC992

accent

#D85093

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042BD

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

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