#8A42AE#8A42AE

#8A42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.173 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42AE
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 48.69, -45.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 66.46, 317.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1172 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.173 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0681, 12.3562, 41.3640)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42AE #66AE42

analogous

#5442AE #8A42AE #AE429C

triadic

#8A42AE #AE8A42 #42AE8A

tetradic

#8A42AE #AE5442 #66AE42 #429CAE

square

#8A42AE #AE5442 #66AE42 #429CAE

split-complementary

#8A42AE #9CAE42 #42AE54

monochromatic

#442055 #673182 #8A42AE #A668C6 #C094D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8A42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42AE

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42AE	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B64AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.173 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc7',
    500: '#8a42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42ae;
$custom-light: #af7bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51902,
    "c": 0.17294,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42AE

secondary

#9DC28A

accent

#D5537E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42AE

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

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