#8042C7#8042C7

#8042C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.197 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042C7
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 199)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 52.30, -59.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 79.08, 311.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1023 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.197 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1566, 12.6090, 55.3409)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042C7 #89C742

analogous

#4247C7 #8042C7 #C342C7

triadic

#8042C7 #C78042 #42C780

tetradic

#8042C7 #C74247 #89C742 #42C7C3

square

#8042C7 #C74247 #89C742 #42C7C3

split-complementary

#8042C7 #C7C342 #47C742

monochromatic

#45216E #622F9D #8042C7 #A071D5 #BFA0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8042C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8042C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042C7

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042C7	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.197 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7ad9',
    500: '#8042c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042c7;
$custom-light: #aa7ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.97,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52436,
    "c": 0.19737,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042C7

secondary

#B4D095

accent

#DE4A99

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042C7

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

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