#8A42C1#8A42C1

#8A42C1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.193 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42C1
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 193)
HSL	hsl(274, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 65.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.99, 52.98, -54.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.99, 75.97, 314.22°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.1163 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.193 307)
XYZ	xyz(22.0531, 13.1502, 51.8182)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42C1 #79C142

analogous

#4A42C1 #8A42C1 #C142B8

triadic

#8A42C1 #C18A42 #42C18A

tetradic

#8A42C1 #C14A42 #79C142 #42B8C1

square

#8A42C1 #C14A42 #79C142 #42B8C1

split-complementary

#8A42C1 #B8C142 #42C14A

monochromatic

#492267 #6A3195 #8A42C1 #A770D0 #C39EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8A42C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8A42C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42C1

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42C1	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2566BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.193 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bd4',
    500: '#8a42c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42c1;
$custom-light: #b07bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.016,
    "s": 50.598,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53165,
    "c": 0.19312,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.1315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42C1

secondary

#ACCC93

accent

#DA4E8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42C1

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

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