#8A42BF#8A42BF

#8A42BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.191 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42BF
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.86, 52.52, -53.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.86, 74.96, 314.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% 0.1165 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.191 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8315, 13.0616, 50.6512)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42BF #77BF42

analogous

#4B42BF #8A42BF #BF42B5

triadic

#8A42BF #BF8A42 #42BF8A

tetradic

#8A42BF #BF4B42 #77BF42 #42B5BF

square

#8A42BF #BF4B42 #77BF42 #42B5BF

split-complementary

#8A42BF #B5BF42 #42BF4B

monochromatic

#482265 #693292 #8A42BF #A670CE #C39DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8A42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8A42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42BF

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42BF	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2866BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.191 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bd3',
    500: '#8a42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42bf;
$custom-light: #b07bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.56,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53027,
    "c": 0.19099,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42BF

secondary

#AACA93

accent

#D94F89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42BF

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

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