#8C42CD#8C42CD

#8C42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.206 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C42CD
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 56.18, -59.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 81.95, 313.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.1178 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.206 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7804, 13.8798, 59.1720)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C42CD #83CD42

analogous

#4642CD #8C42CD #CD42C9

triadic

#8C42CD #CD8C42 #42CD8C

tetradic

#8C42CD #CD4642 #83CD42 #42C9CD

square

#8C42CD #CD4642 #83CD42 #42C9CD

split-complementary

#8C42CD #C9CD42 #42CD46

monochromatic

#4D1F76 #6D2CA6 #8C42CD #A972DA #C7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8C42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8C42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C42CD

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C42CD	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)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D68CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.206 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cdd',
    500: '#8c42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c42cd;
$custom-light: #b27cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.942,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54248,
    "c": 0.20631,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C42CD

secondary

#B3D397

accent

#E1468F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C42CD

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

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