#8A42A4#8A42A4

#8A42A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.162 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42A4
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 164)
HSL	hsl(284, 43%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 59.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 46.53, -40.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 61.51, 319.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.1171 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.162 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1293, 11.9807, 36.4196)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42A4 #5CA442

analogous

#5942A4 #8A42A4 #A4428D

triadic

#8A42A4 #A48A42 #42A48A

tetradic

#8A42A4 #A45942 #5CA442 #428DA4

square

#8A42A4 #A45942 #5CA442 #428DA4

split-complementary

#8A42A4 #8DA442 #42A459

monochromatic

#411F4D #653078 #8A42A4 #A763C0 #C08FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8A42A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A42A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42A4

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42A4	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4363A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89536D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.162 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7abf',
    500: '#8a42a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42a4;
$custom-light: #af7abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.082,
    "s": 42.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51281,
    "c": 0.16243,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42A4

secondary

#94BD85

accent

#D25577

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42A4

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

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