#8A42A8#8A42A8

#8A42A8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.167 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42A8
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 168)
HSL	hsl(282, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 61%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 60.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.42, 47.39, -42.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.42, 63.48, 318.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% 0.1172 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.167 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4962, 12.1275, 38.3520)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42A8 #60A842

analogous

#5742A8 #8A42A8 #A84293

triadic

#8A42A8 #A88A42 #42A88A

tetradic

#8A42A8 #A85742 #60A842 #4293A8

square

#8A42A8 #A85742 #60A842 #4293A8

split-complementary

#8A42A8 #93A842 #42A857

monochromatic

#421F50 #66317C #8A42A8 #A765C2 #C091D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8A42A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A42A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42A8

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42A8	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4064A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.167 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ac2',
    500: '#8a42a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42a8;
$custom-light: #af7ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.353,
    "s": 43.59,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51525,
    "c": 0.16662,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42A8

secondary

#97BF87

accent

#D3547A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42A8

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

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