#8A42B0#8A42B0

#8A42B0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.175 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42B0
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 176)
HSL	hsl(279, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 62.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 49.14, -46.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 67.46, 316.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1172 -0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.175 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.2645, 12.4348, 42.3985)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42B0 #68B042

analogous

#5342B0 #8A42B0 #B0429F

triadic

#8A42B0 #B08A42 #42B08A

tetradic

#8A42B0 #B05342 #68B042 #429FB0

square

#8A42B0 #B05342 #68B042 #429FB0

split-complementary

#8A42B0 #9FB042 #42B053

monochromatic

#442157 #673183 #8A42B0 #A669C7 #C095D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8A42B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A42B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42B0

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42B0	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3964AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.175 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bc8',
    500: '#8a42b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42b0;
$custom-light: #af7bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.273,
    "s": 45.455,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52029,
    "c": 0.17507,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.12434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42B0

secondary

#9EC38B

accent

#D55380

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42B0

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

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