#8242CB#8242CB

#8242CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.202 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242CB
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 53.68, -60.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 81.09, 311.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1045 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.202 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9310, 12.9539, 57.8333)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8242CB #8BCB42

analogous

#4247CB #8242CB #C642CB

triadic

#8242CB #CB8242 #42CB82

tetradic

#8242CB #CB4247 #8BCB42 #42CBC6

square

#8242CB #CB4247 #8BCB42 #42CBC6

split-complementary

#8242CB #CBC642 #47CB42

monochromatic

#472073 #642DA3 #8242CB #A272D8 #C1A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8242CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8242CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242CB

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242CB	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)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.202 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7bdc',
    500: '#8242cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8242cb;
$custom-light: #ac7bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.029,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52956,
    "c": 0.20212,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242CB

secondary

#B6D297

accent

#E04899

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242CB

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

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