#8042C9#8042C9

#8042C9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.200 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042C9
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 201)
HSL	hsl(268, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 67.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 52.79, -60.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 80.10, 311.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% 0.102 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.2 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.3904, 12.7025, 56.5719)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042C9 #8BC942

analogous

#4247C9 #8042C9 #C442C9

triadic

#8042C9 #C98042 #42C980

tetradic

#8042C9 #C94247 #8BC942 #42C9C4

square

#8042C9 #C94247 #8BC942 #42C9C4

split-complementary

#8042C9 #C9C442 #47C942

monochromatic

#452070 #622EA0 #8042C9 #A072D7 #C0A1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8042C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8042C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042C9

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042C9	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#706180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.200 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bda',
    500: '#8042c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042c9;
$custom-light: #aa7bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.556,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52584,
    "c": 0.19958,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042C9

secondary

#B6D196

accent

#DF499A

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042C9

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

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