#8042CF#8042CF

#8042CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.206 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042CF
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(266, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.75, 54.28, -63.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.75, 83.16, 310.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.04% 0.1012 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(53.04% 0.206 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1100, 12.9904, 60.3619)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042CF #91CF42

analogous

#424ACF #8042CF #C642CF

triadic

#8042CF #CF8042 #42CF80

tetradic

#8042CF #CF424A #91CF42 #42CFC6

square

#8042CF #CF424A #91CF42 #42CFC6

split-complementary

#8042CF #CFC642 #4ACF42

monochromatic

#461F78 #622BA9 #8042CF #A173DB #C2A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8042CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8042CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042CF

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042CF	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.206 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab7bdf',
    500: '#8042cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042cf;
$custom-light: #ab7bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.383,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53035,
    "c": 0.20619,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042CF

secondary

#BAD598

accent

#E3459D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042CF

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

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