#8042C3#8042C3

#8042C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.193 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042C3
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 195)
HSL	hsl(269, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(269, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 66.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 51.31, -57.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 77.03, 311.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1027 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.193 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6983, 12.4257, 52.9271)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042C3 #85C342

analogous

#4244C3 #8042C3 #C042C3

triadic

#8042C3 #C38042 #42C380

tetradic

#8042C3 #C34244 #85C342 #42C3C0

square

#8042C3 #C34244 #85C342 #42C3C0

split-complementary

#8042C3 #C3C042 #44C342

monochromatic

#442169 #623098 #8042C3 #9F70D2 #BE9FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8042C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8042C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042C3

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042C3	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0662C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.193 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7ad6',
    500: '#8042c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042c3;
$custom-light: #aa7ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.837,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52143,
    "c": 0.19295,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042C3

secondary

#B2CD94

accent

#DB4D97

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042C3

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

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