#8A42A6#8A42A6

#8A42A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.165 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42A6
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 166)
HSL	hsl(283, 43%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 60%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 60.2%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 46.95, -41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 62.50, 318.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1172 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.165 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3113, 12.0535, 37.3783)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42A6 #5EA642

analogous

#5842A6 #8A42A6 #A64290

triadic

#8A42A6 #A68A42 #42A68A

tetradic

#8A42A6 #A65842 #5EA642 #4290A6

square

#8A42A6 #A65842 #5EA642 #4290A6

split-complementary

#8A42A6 #90A642 #42A658

monochromatic

#411F4E #66317A #8A42A6 #A764C1 #C090D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8A42A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A42A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42A6

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42A6	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245DA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4163A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.165 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ac1',
    500: '#8a42a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42a6;
$custom-light: #af7ac1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.2,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51402,
    "c": 0.16452,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42A6

secondary

#96BE86

accent

#D35578

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42A6

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

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