#8042C8#8042C8

#8042C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.198 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042C8
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 200)
HSL	hsl(268, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 52.54, -59.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 79.59, 311.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1021 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.198 301)
XYZ	xyz(21.2731, 12.6556, 55.9544)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042C8 #8AC842

analogous

#4247C8 #8042C8 #C342C8

triadic

#8042C8 #C88042 #42C880

tetradic

#8042C8 #C84247 #8AC842 #42C8C3

square

#8042C8 #C84247 #8AC842 #42C8C3

split-complementary

#8042C8 #C8C342 #47C842

monochromatic

#45206F #622E9F #8042C8 #A071D6 #C0A1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8042C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8042C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042C8

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042C8	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#716180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.198 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bda',
    500: '#8042c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042c8;
$custom-light: #aa7bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.761,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5251,
    "c": 0.19848,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.12656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042C8

secondary

#B5D096

accent

#DE4A99

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042C8

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

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