#8C42CE#8C42CE

#8C42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.207 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C42CE
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 56.42, -60.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 82.45, 313.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1176 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.207 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9015, 13.9282, 59.8098)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C42CE #84CE42

analogous

#4642CE #8C42CE #CE42CA

triadic

#8C42CE #CE8C42 #42CE8C

tetradic

#8C42CE #CE4642 #84CE42 #42CACE

square

#8C42CE #CE4642 #84CE42 #42CACE

split-complementary

#8C42CE #CACE42 #42CE46

monochromatic

#4D1F77 #6D2BA7 #8C42CE #AA73DB #C7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8C42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8C42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C42CE

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C42CE	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0868CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.207 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cde',
    500: '#8c42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c42ce;
$custom-light: #b37cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.714,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5432,
    "c": 0.20736,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C42CE

secondary

#B4D498

accent

#E2468F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C42CE

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

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