#8042C5#8042C5

#8042C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.195 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042C5
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 197)
HSL	hsl(268, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 66.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 51.80, -58.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 78.06, 311.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.1025 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.195 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9259, 12.5168, 54.1260)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042C5 #87C542

analogous

#4246C5 #8042C5 #C242C5

triadic

#8042C5 #C58042 #42C580

tetradic

#8042C5 #C54246 #87C542 #42C5C2

square

#8042C5 #C54246 #87C542 #42C5C2

split-complementary

#8042C5 #C5C242 #46C542

monochromatic

#44216C #622F9A #8042C5 #9F71D3 #BFA0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8042C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8042C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042C5

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042C5	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.195 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7ad7',
    500: '#8042c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042c5;
$custom-light: #aa7ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.397,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52289,
    "c": 0.19516,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042C5

secondary

#B3CE95

accent

#DC4B98

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042C5

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

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