#8A42CA#8A42CA

#8A42CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.203 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42CA
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, 55.07, -58.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 80.47, 313.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.1154 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.203 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0877, 13.5641, 57.2675)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42CA #82CA42

analogous

#4642CA #8A42CA #CA42C6

triadic

#8A42CA #CA8A42 #42CA8A

tetradic

#8A42CA #CA4642 #82CA42 #42C6CA

square

#8A42CA #CA4642 #82CA42 #42C6CA

split-complementary

#8A42CA #C6CA42 #42CA46

monochromatic

#4B2072 #6B2DA2 #8A42CA #A872D7 #C5A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8A42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8A42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42CA

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42CA	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1167C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.203 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bdb',
    500: '#8a42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42ca;
$custom-light: #b17bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53799,
    "c": 0.20268,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42CA

secondary

#B2D196

accent

#DF488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42CA

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

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