#8A42CB#8A42CB

#8A42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.204 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42CB
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 55.31, -59.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 80.98, 313.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% 0.1153 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.204 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2065, 13.6116, 57.8931)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42CB #83CB42

analogous

#4642CB #8A42CB #CB42C7

triadic

#8A42CB #CB8A42 #42CB8A

tetradic

#8A42CB #CB4642 #83CB42 #42C7CB

square

#8A42CB #CB4642 #83CB42 #42C7CB

split-complementary

#8A42CB #C7CB42 #42CB46

monochromatic

#4B2073 #6B2DA3 #8A42CB #A872D8 #C5A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8A42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42CB

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42CB	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D67C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.204 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bdc',
    500: '#8a42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42cb;
$custom-light: #b17bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.533,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53871,
    "c": 0.20374,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42CB

secondary

#B3D297

accent

#E04890

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42CB

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

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