#8A42AB#8A42AB

#8A42AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.170 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42AB
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 171)
HSL	hsl(281, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 61.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 48.04, -43.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 64.97, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.1173 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.17 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7789, 12.2406, 39.8409)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42AB #63AB42

analogous

#5642AB #8A42AB #AB4298

triadic

#8A42AB #AB8A42 #42AB8A

tetradic

#8A42AB #AB5642 #63AB42 #4298AB

square

#8A42AB #AB5642 #63AB42 #4298AB

split-complementary

#8A42AB #98AB42 #42AB56

monochromatic

#432053 #66317F #8A42AB #A766C4 #C092D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8A42AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A42AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42AB

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42AB	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D64A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.170 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ac4',
    500: '#8a42ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42ab;
$custom-light: #af7ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.143,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51712,
    "c": 0.16977,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42AB

secondary

#9AC088

accent

#D4547C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42AB

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

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