#8420BB#8420BB

#8420BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.223 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8420BB
RGB	rgb(132, 32, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(279, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 63.99, -60.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 88.21, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.6% 0.1407 -0.1725)
OKLCH	oklch(48.6% 0.223 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0000, 9.5268, 47.8420)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8420BB #57BB20

analogous

#3720BB #8420BB #BB20A4

triadic

#8420BB #BB8420 #20BB84

tetradic

#8420BB #BB3720 #57BB20 #20A4BB

square

#8420BB #BB3720 #57BB20 #20A4BB

split-complementary

#8420BB #A4BB20 #20BB37

monochromatic

#3A0E52 #5F1787 #8420BB #A43BDD #BC6FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8420BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8420BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8420BB

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8420BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8420BB	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B4A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8420bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 32, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.223 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ad0',
    500: '#8420bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8420bb;
$custom-light: #ad6ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8420bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.486,
    "c": 0.22264,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8420BB

secondary

#8DCD6A

accent

#EE3A7A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110714

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8420BB

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

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