#8B42CE#8B42CE

#8B42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.207 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B42CE
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.01, 56.21, -60.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.01, 82.46, 312.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1163 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.207 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7337, 13.8417, 59.8019)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B42CE #85CE42

analogous

#4542CE #8B42CE #CE42CB

triadic

#8B42CE #CE8B42 #42CE8B

tetradic

#8B42CE #CE4542 #85CE42 #42CBCE

square

#8B42CE #CE4542 #85CE42 #42CBCE

split-complementary

#8B42CE #CBCE42 #42CE45

monochromatic

#4D1F77 #6C2BA7 #8B42CE #A973DB #C7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8B42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8B42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B42CE

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B42CE	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0368CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.207 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cde',
    500: '#8b42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b42ce;
$custom-light: #b27cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.286,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54203,
    "c": 0.20714,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B42CE

secondary

#B5D498

accent

#E24691

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B42CE

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

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