#8A42C4#8A42C4

#8A42C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.196 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42C4
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(273, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 53.67, -55.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 77.47, 313.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1161 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.196 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3911, 13.2854, 53.5986)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42C4 #7CC442

analogous

#4942C4 #8A42C4 #C442BD

triadic

#8A42C4 #C48A42 #42C48A

tetradic

#8A42C4 #C44942 #7CC442 #42BDC4

square

#8A42C4 #C44942 #7CC442 #42BDC4

split-complementary

#8A42C4 #BDC442 #42C449

monochromatic

#4A216A #6A3099 #8A42C4 #A771D3 #C49FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8A42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8A42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42C4

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42C4	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2066C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.196 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bd7',
    500: '#8a42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42c4;
$custom-light: #b07bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.231,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53374,
    "c": 0.1963,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42C4

secondary

#AECE94

accent

#DC4C8C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42C4

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

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