#8B42DA#8B42DA

#8B42DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.220 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B42DA
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 218)
HSL	hsl(269, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.87, 59.05, -65.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.87, 88.43, 311.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1145 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.22 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2475, 14.4472, 67.7745)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B42DA #91DA42

analogous

#4245DA #8B42DA #D742DA

triadic

#8B42DA #DA8B42 #42DA8B

tetradic

#8B42DA #DA4245 #91DA42 #42DAD7

square

#8B42DA #DA4245 #91DA42 #42DAD7

split-complementary

#8B42DA #DAD742 #45DA42

monochromatic

#4F1A87 #6C24BA #8B42DA #AA75E4 #CAA8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8B42DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8B42DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B42DA

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B42DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B42DA	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b42da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.220 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ce6',
    500: '#8b42da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b42da;
$custom-light: #b37ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b42da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.816,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5509,
    "c": 0.21977,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B42DA

secondary

#BDDB9C

accent

#EA3E97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B42DA

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

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