#8242D5#8242D5

#8242D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.213 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242D5
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 213)
HSL	hsl(266, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(266, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 69%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.43, 56.15, -65.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.43, 86.16, 310.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.103 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.213 298.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1613, 13.4461, 64.3130)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8242D5 #95D542

analogous

#424CD5 #8242D5 #CB42D5

triadic

#8242D5 #D58242 #42D582

tetradic

#8242D5 #D5424C #95D542 #42D5CB

square

#8242D5 #D5424C #95D542 #42D5CB

split-complementary

#8242D5 #D5CB42 #4CD542

monochromatic

#481C80 #6428B2 #8242D5 #A374E0 #C4A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8242D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8242D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242D5

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242D5	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E6587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.213 298.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7be3',
    500: '#8242d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8242d5;
$custom-light: #ad7be3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.122,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53712,
    "c": 0.21303,
    "h": 298.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242D5

secondary

#BDD89A

accent

#E7419F

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242D5

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

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