#8242CC#8242CC

#8242CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.203 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242CC
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(268, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 53.93, -61.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 81.60, 311.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% 0.1044 -0.1744)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.203 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0506, 13.0017, 58.4629)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8242CC #8CCC42

analogous

#4247CC #8242CC #C742CC

triadic

#8242CC #CC8242 #42CC82

tetradic

#8242CC #CC4247 #8CCC42 #42CCC7

square

#8242CC #CC4247 #8CCC42 #42CCC7

split-complementary

#8242CC #CCC742 #47CC42

monochromatic

#471F74 #642CA4 #8242CC #A272D9 #C2A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8242CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8242CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242CC

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242CC	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.203 300.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.826,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53031,
    "c": 0.20322,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242CC

secondary

#B7D397

accent

#E14799

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242CC

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

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