#8A42A1#8A42A1

#8A42A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.159 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42A1
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 161)
HSL	hsl(285, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 59%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 59%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, 45.89, -38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 60.04, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.117 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.159 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8615, 11.8736, 35.0096)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42A1 #59A142

analogous

#5B42A1 #8A42A1 #A14288

triadic

#8A42A1 #A18A42 #42A18A

tetradic

#8A42A1 #A15B42 #59A142 #4288A1

square

#8A42A1 #A15B42 #59A142 #4288A1

split-complementary

#8A42A1 #88A142 #42A15B

monochromatic

#401E4A #653076 #8A42A1 #A862BF #C08DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8A42A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A42A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42A1

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42A1	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5CA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45639F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.159 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7abd',
    500: '#8a42a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42a1;
$custom-light: #af7abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.474,
    "s": 41.85,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51101,
    "c": 0.15929,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42A1

secondary

#91BB83

accent

#D25674

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42A1

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

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