#8A42CD#8A42CD

#8A42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.206 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42CD
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, 55.78, -60.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 81.98, 312.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% 0.1151 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.206 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.4464, 13.7075, 59.1564)
Luminance	0.1371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42CD #85CD42

analogous

#4442CD #8A42CD #CD42CB

triadic

#8A42CD #CD8A42 #42CD8A

tetradic

#8A42CD #CD4442 #85CD42 #42CBCD

square

#8A42CD #CD4442 #85CD42 #42CBCD

split-complementary

#8A42CD #CBCD42 #42CD44

monochromatic

#4C1F76 #6B2CA6 #8A42CD #A872DA #C6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#8A42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8A42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42CD

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42CD	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0467CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.206 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bdd',
    500: '#8a42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42cd;
$custom-light: #b17bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.079,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54015,
    "c": 0.20586,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.13707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42CD

secondary

#B4D397

accent

#E14691

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42CD

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

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