#8A42C7#8A42C7

#8A42C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.199 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42C7
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 199)
HSL	hsl(272, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 54.37, -57.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 78.97, 313.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1158 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.199 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.7360, 13.4234, 55.4150)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42C7 #7FC742

analogous

#4842C7 #8A42C7 #C742C2

triadic

#8A42C7 #C78A42 #42C78A

tetradic

#8A42C7 #C74842 #7FC742 #42C2C7

square

#8A42C7 #C74842 #7FC742 #42C2C7

split-complementary

#8A42C7 #C2C742 #42C748

monochromatic

#4B216E #6A2F9D #8A42C7 #A771D5 #C4A0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8A42C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8A42C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42C7

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42C7	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A67C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.199 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bd9',
    500: '#8a42c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42c7;
$custom-light: #b17bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.481,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53585,
    "c": 0.19949,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42C7

secondary

#B0D095

accent

#DE4A8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42C7

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

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