#8242CE#8242CE

#8242CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.205 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242CE
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 54.42, -62.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 82.61, 311.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1041 -0.1771)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.205 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2920, 13.0983, 59.7343)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8242CE #8ECE42

analogous

#4248CE #8242CE #C842CE

triadic

#8242CE #CE8242 #42CE82

tetradic

#8242CE #CE4248 #8ECE42 #42CEC8

square

#8242CE #CE4248 #8ECE42 #42CEC8

split-complementary

#8242CE #CEC842 #48CE42

monochromatic

#471F77 #642BA7 #8242CE #A273DB #C2A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8242CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8242CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242CE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242CE	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#716383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.205 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7bde',
    500: '#8242ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8242ce;
$custom-light: #ac7bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5318,
    "c": 0.2054,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242CE

secondary

#B8D498

accent

#E2469B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242CE

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

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