#8242CF#8242CF

#8242CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.206 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242CF
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(267, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.98, 54.67, -62.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.98, 83.12, 311.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.1039 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.207 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4138, 13.1471, 60.3762)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8242CF #8FCF42

analogous

#4248CF #8242CF #C842CF

triadic

#8242CF #CF8242 #42CF82

tetradic

#8242CF #CF4248 #8FCF42 #42CFC8

square

#8242CF #CF4248 #8FCF42 #42CFC8

split-complementary

#8242CF #CFC842 #48CF42

monochromatic

#471F78 #642BA9 #8242CF #A273DB #C3A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8242CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8242CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242CF

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242CF	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#716383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.206 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac7bdf',
    500: '#8242cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8242cf;
$custom-light: #ac7bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.234,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53255,
    "c": 0.2065,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242CF

secondary

#B9D598

accent

#E3459B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242CF

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

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