#8042D9#8042D9

#8042D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.217 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8042D9
RGB	rgb(128, 66, 217)
HSL	hsl(265, 67%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(265, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 69.6%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, 56.78, -67.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 88.23, 310.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.0996 -0.1929)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.217 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3714, 13.4950, 67.0056)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8042D9 #9BD942

analogous

#424FD9 #8042D9 #CC42D9

triadic

#8042D9 #D98042 #42D980

tetradic

#8042D9 #D9424F #9BD942 #42D9CC

square

#8042D9 #D9424F #9BD942 #42D9CC

split-complementary

#8042D9 #D9CC42 #4FD942

monochromatic

#471B86 #6225B9 #8042D9 #A275E3 #C4A8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8042D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8042D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8042D9

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8042D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8042D9	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6789

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8042d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 66, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.217 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7be6',
    500: '#8042d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8042d9;
$custom-light: #ac7be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8042d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.636,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53806,
    "c": 0.21714,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8042D9

secondary

#C1DB9C

accent

#E93EA3

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8042D9

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

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