#8A42DA#8A42DA

#8A42DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.220 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A42DA
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 218)
HSL	hsl(268, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 58.87, -66.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 88.45, 311.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1132 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.22 301)
XYZ	xyz(25.0813, 14.3615, 67.7667)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A42DA #92DA42

analogous

#4246DA #8A42DA #D642DA

triadic

#8A42DA #DA8A42 #42DA8A

tetradic

#8A42DA #DA4246 #92DA42 #42DAD6

square

#8A42DA #DA4246 #92DA42 #42DAD6

split-complementary

#8A42DA #DAD642 #46DA42

monochromatic

#4E1A87 #6B24BA #8A42DA #AA75E4 #C9A8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8A42DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8A42DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A42DA

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A42DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A42DA	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796789

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a42da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.220 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ce6',
    500: '#8a42da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a42da;
$custom-light: #b27ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a42da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.421,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54978,
    "c": 0.21959,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.14362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A42DA

secondary

#BEDB9C

accent

#EA3E98

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A42DA

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

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