#8A42AC#8A42AC

#8A42AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.171 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42AC
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(281, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 48.26, -44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 65.47, 317.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1173 -0.1242)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.171 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8746, 12.2788, 40.3448)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42AC #64AC42

analogous

#5542AC #8A42AC #AC4299

triadic

#8A42AC #AC8A42 #42AC8A

tetradic

#8A42AC #AC5542 #64AC42 #4299AC

square

#8A42AC #AC5542 #64AC42 #4299AC

split-complementary

#8A42AC #99AC42 #42AC55

monochromatic

#432054 #673180 #8A42AC #A667C5 #C093D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8A42AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A42AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42AC

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42AC	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5EAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D64A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.171 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ac5',
    500: '#8a42ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42ac;
$custom-light: #af7ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.755,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51775,
    "c": 0.17084,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42AC

secondary

#9BC189

accent

#D4547D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42AC

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

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