#8A42AA#8A42AA

#8A42AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.169 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42AA
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 47.82, -43.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 64.47, 317.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1173 -0.1213)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.169 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.6839, 12.2026, 39.3408)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42AA #62AA42

analogous

#5642AA #8A42AA #AA4296

triadic

#8A42AA #AA8A42 #42AA8A

tetradic

#8A42AA #AA5642 #62AA42 #4296AA

square

#8A42AA #AA5642 #62AA42 #4296AA

split-complementary

#8A42AA #96AA42 #42AA56

monochromatic

#422052 #66317E #8A42AA #A766C3 #C092D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8A42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8A42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42AA

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42AA	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F5EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E64A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.169 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ac4',
    500: '#8a42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42aa;
$custom-light: #af7ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51649,
    "c": 0.16872,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.12202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42AA

secondary

#99C088

accent

#D4547B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42AA

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

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