#8A42A5#8A42A5

#8A42A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.163 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42A5
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 165)
HSL	hsl(284, 43%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 60%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 60%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.24, 46.74, -40.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.24, 62.00, 318.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% 0.1172 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.163 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2199, 12.0170, 36.8971)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42A5 #5DA542

analogous

#5842A5 #8A42A5 #A5428F

triadic

#8A42A5 #A58A42 #42A58A

tetradic

#8A42A5 #A55842 #5DA542 #428FA5

square

#8A42A5 #A55842 #5DA542 #428FA5

split-complementary

#8A42A5 #8FA542 #42A558

monochromatic

#411F4E #653179 #8A42A5 #A763C1 #C08FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8A42A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A42A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42A5

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42A5	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4263A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88536D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.163 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ac0',
    500: '#8a42a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42a5;
$custom-light: #af7ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51342,
    "c": 0.16347,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42A5

secondary

#95BD85

accent

#D35577

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42A5

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

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