#8B42CF#8B42CF

#8B42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.208 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B42CF
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 56.45, -60.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 82.96, 312.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.1162 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.208 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.8556, 13.8905, 60.4437)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B42CF #86CF42

analogous

#4442CF #8B42CF #CF42CC

triadic

#8B42CF #CF8B42 #42CF8B

tetradic

#8B42CF #CF4442 #86CF42 #42CCCF

square

#8B42CF #CF4442 #86CF42 #42CCCF

split-complementary

#8B42CF #CCCF42 #42CF44

monochromatic

#4D1F78 #6C2BA9 #8B42CF #A973DB #C7A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8B42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8B42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B42CF

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B42CF	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.208 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cdf',
    500: '#8b42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b42cf;
$custom-light: #b27cdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.064,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54276,
    "c": 0.20819,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B42CF

secondary

#B5D598

accent

#E34591

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B42CF

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

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