#8242CA#8242CA

#8242CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.201 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242CA
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(268, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 53.44, -60.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 80.58, 311.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1046 -0.1717)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.201 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8122, 12.9064, 57.2077)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8242CA #8ACA42

analogous

#4246CA #8242CA #C642CA

triadic

#8242CA #CA8242 #42CA82

tetradic

#8242CA #CA4246 #8ACA42 #42CAC6

square

#8242CA #CA4246 #8ACA42 #42CAC6

split-complementary

#8242CA #CAC642 #46CA42

monochromatic

#462072 #642DA2 #8242CA #A272D7 #C1A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8242CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8242CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242CA

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242CA	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.201 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7bdb',
    500: '#8242ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8242ca;
$custom-light: #ac7bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52882,
    "c": 0.20103,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242CA

secondary

#B6D196

accent

#DF4898

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242CA

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

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