#8A42AF#8A42AF

#8A42AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.174 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42AF
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 62.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 48.91, -45.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 66.96, 316.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1172 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.174 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1659, 12.3954, 41.8794)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42AF #67AF42

analogous

#5442AF #8A42AF #AF429E

triadic

#8A42AF #AF8A42 #42AF8A

tetradic

#8A42AF #AF5442 #67AF42 #429EAF

square

#8A42AF #AF5442 #67AF42 #429EAF

split-complementary

#8A42AF #9EAF42 #42AF54

monochromatic

#442056 #673183 #8A42AF #A668C6 #C095D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8A42AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A42AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42AF

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42AF	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A64AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.174 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc7',
    500: '#8a42af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42af;
$custom-light: #af7bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.633,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51965,
    "c": 0.174,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42AF

secondary

#9DC28A

accent

#D5537F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42AF

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

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