#8B42CB#8B42CB

#8B42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.204 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B42CB
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 55.51, -58.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 80.96, 313.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.1167 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.204 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3728, 13.6973, 57.9009)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B42CB #82CB42

analogous

#4742CB #8B42CB #CB42C6

triadic

#8B42CB #CB8B42 #42CB8B

tetradic

#8B42CB #CB4742 #82CB42 #42C6CB

square

#8B42CB #CB4742 #82CB42 #42C6CB

split-complementary

#8B42CB #C6CB42 #42CB47

monochromatic

#4C2073 #6C2DA3 #8B42CB #A872D8 #C6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8B42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8B42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B42CB

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B42CB	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1168C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.204 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bdc',
    500: '#8b42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b42cb;
$custom-light: #b27bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.971,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53987,
    "c": 0.20397,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B42CB

secondary

#B2D297

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B42CB

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

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