#8A42AD#8A42AD

#8A42AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.172 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42AD
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(280, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 48.47, -44.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 65.97, 317.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1173 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.172 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.9710, 12.3174, 40.8525)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42AD #65AD42

analogous

#5542AD #8A42AD #AD429B

triadic

#8A42AD #AD8A42 #42AD8A

tetradic

#8A42AD #AD5542 #65AD42 #429BAD

square

#8A42AD #AD5542 #65AD42 #429BAD

split-complementary

#8A42AD #9BAD42 #42AD55

monochromatic

#432054 #673181 #8A42AD #A667C5 #C093D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8A42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42AD

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42AD	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C64AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.172 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc6',
    500: '#8a42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42ad;
$custom-light: #af7bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.374,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51838,
    "c": 0.17189,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.12317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42AD

secondary

#9CC189

accent

#D4537E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42AD

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

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