#8B42D3#8B42D3

#8B42D3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.212 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B42D3
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 211)
HSL	hsl(270, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 68.7%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 57.39, -62.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 84.95, 312.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1156 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.212 303)
XYZ	xyz(24.3508, 14.0885, 63.0519)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B42D3 #8AD342

analogous

#4342D3 #8B42D3 #D342D3

triadic

#8B42D3 #D38B42 #42D38B

tetradic

#8B42D3 #D34342 #8AD342 #42D3D3

square

#8B42D3 #D34342 #8AD342 #42D3D3

split-complementary

#8B42D3 #D3D342 #42D343

monochromatic

#4E1D7D #6C29AF #8B42D3 #A974DF #C8A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8B42D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8B42D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B42D3

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B42D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B42D3	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b42d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.212 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ce1',
    500: '#8b42d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b42d3;
$custom-light: #b27ce1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b42d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.207,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54569,
    "c": 0.21241,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.14089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B42D3

secondary

#B8D79A

accent

#E54293

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B42D3

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

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