#8042CB#8042CB

#8042CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.202 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042CB
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(267, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 53.28, -61.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 81.12, 311.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.1017 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.202 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6271, 12.7972, 57.8190)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042CB #8DCB42

analogous

#4249CB #8042CB #C442CB

triadic

#8042CB #CB8042 #42CB80

tetradic

#8042CB #CB4249 #8DCB42 #42CBC4

square

#8042CB #CB4249 #8DCB42 #42CBC4

split-complementary

#8042CB #CBC442 #49CB42

monochromatic

#452073 #622DA3 #8042CB #A072D8 #C1A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8042CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8042CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042CB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042CB	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.202 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bdc',
    500: '#8042cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042cb;
$custom-light: #aa7bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.153,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52733,
    "c": 0.20179,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042CB

secondary

#B7D297

accent

#E0489B

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042CB

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

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