#8042CA#8042CA

#8042CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.201 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042CA
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 53.04, -60.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 80.61, 311.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1019 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.201 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5084, 12.7497, 57.1935)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042CA #8CCA42

analogous

#4248CA #8042CA #C442CA

triadic

#8042CA #CA8042 #42CA80

tetradic

#8042CA #CA4248 #8CCA42 #42CAC4

square

#8042CA #CA4248 #8CCA42 #42CAC4

split-complementary

#8042CA #CAC442 #48CA42

monochromatic

#452072 #622DA2 #8042CA #A072D7 #C0A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8042CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8042CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042CA

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042CA	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#706281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.201 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bdb',
    500: '#8042ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042ca;
$custom-light: #aa7bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.353,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52659,
    "c": 0.20068,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042CA

secondary

#B7D196

accent

#DF489B

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042CA

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

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