#8C42CC#8C42CC

#8C42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.205 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C42CC
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 55.95, -59.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 81.45, 313.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1179 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.205 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.6601, 13.8317, 58.5384)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C42CC #82CC42

analogous

#4742CC #8C42CC #CC42C7

triadic

#8C42CC #CC8C42 #42CC8C

tetradic

#8C42CC #CC4742 #82CC42 #42C7CC

square

#8C42CC #CC4742 #82CC42 #42C7CC

split-complementary

#8C42CC #C7CC42 #42CC47

monochromatic

#4D1F74 #6D2CA4 #8C42CC #A972D9 #C7A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8C42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8C42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C42CC

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C42CC	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1168C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.205 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cdc',
    500: '#8c42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c42cc;
$custom-light: #b27cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.174,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54176,
    "c": 0.20526,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.13832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C42CC

secondary

#B3D397

accent

#E1478E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C42CC

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

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