#8B42BE#8B42BE

#8B42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.190 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B42BE
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 52.51, -52.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 74.47, 314.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1179 -0.1493)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.19 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8880, 13.1034, 50.0814)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B42BE #75BE42

analogous

#4D42BE #8B42BE #BE42B3

triadic

#8B42BE #BE8B42 #42BE8B

tetradic

#8B42BE #BE4D42 #75BE42 #42B3BE

square

#8B42BE #BE4D42 #75BE42 #42B3BE

split-complementary

#8B42BE #B3BE42 #42BE4D

monochromatic

#492263 #6A3291 #8B42BE #A770CE #C39DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8B42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8B42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B42BE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B42BE	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B66BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.190 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bd2',
    500: '#8b42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b42be;
$custom-light: #b17bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.323,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53079,
    "c": 0.19022,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B42BE

secondary

#A9CA92

accent

#D84F88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B42BE

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

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