#8042C0#8042C0

#8042C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.190 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042C0
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(270, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(270, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 65.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 50.58, -56.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 75.49, 312.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% 0.103 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.19 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3625, 12.2914, 51.1587)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042C0 #82C042

analogous

#4243C0 #8042C0 #BF42C0

triadic

#8042C0 #C08042 #42C080

tetradic

#8042C0 #C04243 #82C042 #42C0BF

square

#8042C0 #C04243 #82C042 #42C0BF

split-complementary

#8042C0 #C0BF42 #43C042

monochromatic

#432266 #623194 #8042C0 #9F70CF #BE9EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8042C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8042C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042C0

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042C0	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1262BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.190 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a97ad4',
    500: '#8042c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042c0;
$custom-light: #a97ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.524,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51926,
    "c": 0.18961,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042C0

secondary

#AFCB93

accent

#DA4E95

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042C0

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

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