#8042CE#8042CE

#8042CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.205 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042CE
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 54.03, -62.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 82.65, 310.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1013 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.205 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.9881, 12.9416, 59.7201)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042CE #90CE42

analogous

#424ACE #8042CE #C642CE

triadic

#8042CE #CE8042 #42CE80

tetradic

#8042CE #CE424A #90CE42 #42CEC6

square

#8042CE #CE424A #90CE42 #42CEC6

split-complementary

#8042CE #CEC642 #4ACE42

monochromatic

#461F77 #622BA7 #8042CE #A173DB #C1A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8042CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8042CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042CE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042CE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.205 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7bde',
    500: '#8042ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042ce;
$custom-light: #ab7bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52959,
    "c": 0.2051,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042CE

secondary

#B9D498

accent

#E2469D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042CE

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

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