#8A42B9#8A42B9

#8A42B9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.185 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42B9
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 185)
HSL	hsl(276, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 64.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 51.15, -50.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 71.96, 315.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1169 -0.1429)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.185 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1847, 12.8029, 47.2447)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42B9 #71B942

analogous

#4F42B9 #8A42B9 #B942AC

triadic

#8A42B9 #B98A42 #42B98A

tetradic

#8A42B9 #B94F42 #71B942 #42ACB9

square

#8A42B9 #B94F42 #71B942 #42ACB9

split-complementary

#8A42B9 #ACB942 #42B94F

monochromatic

#47225F #68328C #8A42B9 #A66DCB #C29ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8A42B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A42B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42B9

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42B9	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3065B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.185 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bcf',
    500: '#8a42b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42b9;
$custom-light: #b07bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.303,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5262,
    "c": 0.18461,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42B9

secondary

#A6C790

accent

#D75186

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42B9

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

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