#8242E0#8242E0

#8242E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.225 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8242E0
RGB	rgb(130, 66, 224)
HSL	hsl(264, 72%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(264, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, 58.89, -70.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 91.68, 309.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1011 -0.2009)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.225 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6052, 14.0236, 71.9170)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8242E0 #A0E042

analogous

#4251E0 #8242E0 #D142E0

triadic

#8242E0 #E08242 #42E082

tetradic

#8242E0 #E04251 #A0E042 #42E0D1

square

#8242E0 #E04251 #A0E042 #42E0D1

split-complementary

#8242E0 #E0D142 #51E042

monochromatic

#481890 #6320C5 #8242E0 #A577E9 #C8ABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8242E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8242E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8242E0

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8242E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8242E0	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6A8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8242e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 66, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.225 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7beb',
    500: '#8242e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8242e0;
$custom-light: #ae7beb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8242e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.304,
    "s": 71.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5457,
    "c": 0.22494,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8242E0

secondary

#C5DF9F

accent

#EF39A5

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8242E0

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

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