#8B42BF#8B42BF

#8B42BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.191 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B42BF
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.98, 52.74, -53.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.98, 74.97, 314.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1178 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.191 308)
XYZ	xyz(21.9977, 13.1473, 50.6590)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B42BF #76BF42

analogous

#4C42BF #8B42BF #BF42B4

triadic

#8B42BF #BF8B42 #42BF8B

tetradic

#8B42BF #BF4C42 #76BF42 #42B4BF

square

#8B42BF #BF4C42 #76BF42 #42B4BF

split-complementary

#8B42BF #B4BF42 #42BF4C

monochromatic

#492265 #6A3292 #8B42BF #A770CE #C39DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8B42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8B42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B42BF

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B42BF	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A66BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.191 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bd3',
    500: '#8b42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b42bf;
$custom-light: #b17bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.04,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53147,
    "c": 0.19128,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.13147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B42BF

secondary

#AACA93

accent

#D94F88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B42BF

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

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