#8042CC#8042CC

#8042CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.203 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042CC
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(267, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 53.53, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 81.63, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% 0.1016 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.203 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7467, 12.8451, 58.4487)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042CC #8ECC42

analogous

#4249CC #8042CC #C542CC

triadic

#8042CC #CC8042 #42CC80

tetradic

#8042CC #CC4249 #8ECC42 #42CCC5

square

#8042CC #CC4249 #8ECC42 #42CCC5

split-complementary

#8042CC #CCC542 #49CC42

monochromatic

#451F74 #622CA4 #8042CC #A072D9 #C1A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8042CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8042CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042CC

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042CC	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.203 300.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.957,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52808,
    "c": 0.20289,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042CC

secondary

#B8D397

accent

#E1479C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042CC

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

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