#8A42C0#8A42C0

#8A42C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.192 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42C0
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(274, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 52.75, -53.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 75.47, 314.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1164 -0.1527)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.192 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9419, 13.1057, 51.2327)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42C0 #78C042

analogous

#4B42C0 #8A42C0 #C042B7

triadic

#8A42C0 #C08A42 #42C08A

tetradic

#8A42C0 #C04B42 #78C042 #42B7C0

square

#8A42C0 #C04B42 #78C042 #42B7C0

split-complementary

#8A42C0 #B7C042 #42C04B

monochromatic

#492266 #693194 #8A42C0 #A670CF #C39EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8A42C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A42C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42C0

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42C0	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2766BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.192 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bd4',
    500: '#8a42c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42c0;
$custom-light: #b07bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53096,
    "c": 0.19205,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42C0

secondary

#ABCB93

accent

#DA4E8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42C0

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

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