#8042BE#8042BE

#8042BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042BE
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(270, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 50.09, -55.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 74.46, 312.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1032 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.187 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1424, 12.2034, 49.9995)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042BE #80BE42

analogous

#4242BE #8042BE #BE42BE

triadic

#8042BE #BE8042 #42BE80

tetradic

#8042BE #BE4242 #80BE42 #42BEBE

square

#8042BE #BE4242 #80BE42 #42BEBE

split-complementary

#8042BE #BEBE42 #42BE42

monochromatic

#432263 #613291 #8042BE #9F70CE #BD9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8042BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8042BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042BE

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042BE	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1762BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 303.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51783,
    "c": 0.18739,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042BE

secondary

#AECA92

accent

#D84F94

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042BE

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

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