#8A42A0#8A42A0

#8A42A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.158 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42A0
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 160)
HSL	hsl(286, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(286, 59%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 58.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 45.68, -38.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 59.55, 320.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.117 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.158 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7737, 11.8385, 34.5470)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42A0 #58A042

analogous

#5B42A0 #8A42A0 #A04287

triadic

#8A42A0 #A08A42 #42A08A

tetradic

#8A42A0 #A05B42 #58A042 #4287A0

square

#8A42A0 #A05B42 #58A042 #4287A0

split-complementary

#8A42A0 #87A042 #42A05B

monochromatic

#3F1E49 #653075 #8A42A0 #A861BE #C08DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8A42A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A42A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42A0

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42A0	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45639E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.158 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7abc',
    500: '#8a42a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42a0;
$custom-light: #af7abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.957,
    "s": 41.593,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51042,
    "c": 0.15826,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42A0

secondary

#90BB83

accent

#D15673

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42A0

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

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