#8042CD#8042CD

#8042CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.204 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042CD
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 53.78, -62.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 82.14, 310.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1015 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.204 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8670, 12.8932, 59.0823)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042CD #8FCD42

analogous

#4249CD #8042CD #C642CD

triadic

#8042CD #CD8042 #42CD80

tetradic

#8042CD #CD4249 #8FCD42 #42CDC6

square

#8042CD #CD4249 #8FCD42 #42CDC6

split-complementary

#8042CD #CDC642 #49CD42

monochromatic

#461F76 #622CA6 #8042CD #A172DA #C1A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8042CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8042CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042CD

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042CD	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.204 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7bdd',
    500: '#8042cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042cd;
$custom-light: #ab7bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.763,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52884,
    "c": 0.20399,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042CD

secondary

#B9D397

accent

#E1469C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042CD

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

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