#8242CD#8242CD

#8242CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.204 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242CD
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(268, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.84, 54.17, -61.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.84, 82.11, 311.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1042 -0.1757)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.204 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1709, 13.0499, 59.0966)
Luminance	0.1305 (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

#8242CD #8DCD42

analogous

#4247CD #8242CD #C742CD

triadic

#8242CD #CD8242 #42CD82

tetradic

#8242CD #CD4247 #8DCD42 #42CDC7

square

#8242CD #CD4247 #8DCD42 #42CDC7

split-complementary

#8242CD #CDC742 #47CD42

monochromatic

#471F76 #642CA6 #8242CD #A272DA #C2A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#8242CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8242CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242CD

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242CD	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#726282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.204 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7bdd',
    500: '#8242cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8242cd;
$custom-light: #ac7bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.626,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53105,
    "c": 0.20431,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242CD

secondary

#B8D397

accent

#E1469A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242CD

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

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