#8A42C2#8A42C2

#8A42C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.194 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42C2
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(274, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 53.21, -54.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 76.47, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.1162 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.194 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1650, 13.1950, 52.4077)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42C2 #7AC242

analogous

#4A42C2 #8A42C2 #C242BA

triadic

#8A42C2 #C28A42 #42C28A

tetradic

#8A42C2 #C24A42 #7AC242 #42BAC2

square

#8A42C2 #C24A42 #7AC242 #42BAC2

split-complementary

#8A42C2 #BAC242 #42C24A

monochromatic

#492268 #6A3196 #8A42C2 #A770D1 #C39FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8A42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8A42C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42C2

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42C2	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2466BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.194 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bd5',
    500: '#8a42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42c2;
$custom-light: #b07bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53234,
    "c": 0.19418,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42C2

secondary

#ACCC94

accent

#DB4D8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42C2

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

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