#8A42B3#8A42B3

#8A42B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.178 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42B3
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 179)
HSL	hsl(278, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 63.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 49.80, -47.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 68.96, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1171 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.178 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5646, 12.5548, 43.9791)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42B3 #6BB342

analogous

#5142B3 #8A42B3 #B342A3

triadic

#8A42B3 #B38A42 #42B38A

tetradic

#8A42B3 #B35142 #6BB342 #42A3B3

square

#8A42B3 #B35142 #6BB342 #42A3B3

split-complementary

#8A42B3 #A3B342 #42B351

monochromatic

#45215A #683286 #8A42B3 #A66AC8 #C197D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8A42B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8A42B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42B3

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42B3	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C60B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3665B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.178 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bca',
    500: '#8a42b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42b3;
$custom-light: #af7bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.23,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52224,
    "c": 0.17824,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42B3

secondary

#A1C48C

accent

#D65282

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42B3

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

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