#8A42C3#8A42C3

#8A42C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.195 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42C3
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 195)
HSL	hsl(273, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 66.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, 53.44, -55.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 76.97, 313.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.1162 -0.1569)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.195 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2777, 13.2401, 53.0012)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42C3 #7BC342

analogous

#4942C3 #8A42C3 #C342BB

triadic

#8A42C3 #C38A42 #42C38A

tetradic

#8A42C3 #C34942 #7BC342 #42BBC3

square

#8A42C3 #C34942 #7BC342 #42BBC3

split-complementary

#8A42C3 #BBC342 #42C349

monochromatic

#492169 #6A3098 #8A42C3 #A770D2 #C49FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8A42C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8A42C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42C3

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42C3	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2266C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.195 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bd6',
    500: '#8a42c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42c3;
$custom-light: #b07bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.488,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53304,
    "c": 0.19524,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42C3

secondary

#ADCD94

accent

#DB4D8C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42C3

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

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