#8042C4#8042C4

#8042C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.194 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042C4
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(269, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(269, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 51.56, -57.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 77.54, 311.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1026 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.194 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8117, 12.4711, 53.5246)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042C4 #86C442

analogous

#4245C4 #8042C4 #C142C4

triadic

#8042C4 #C48042 #42C480

tetradic

#8042C4 #C44245 #86C442 #42C4C1

square

#8042C4 #C44245 #86C442 #42C4C1

split-complementary

#8042C4 #C4C142 #45C442

monochromatic

#44216A #623099 #8042C4 #9F71D3 #BF9FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8042C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8042C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042C4

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042C4	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0162C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.194 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7ad7',
    500: '#8042c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042c4;
$custom-light: #aa7ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.615,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52216,
    "c": 0.19405,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042C4

secondary

#B2CE94

accent

#DC4C97

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042C4

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

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