#8C42CF#8C42CF

#8C42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.208 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C42CF
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 56.65, -60.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 82.94, 313.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1175 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.208 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0234, 13.9770, 60.4516)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C42CF #85CF42

analogous

#4542CF #8C42CF #CF42CC

triadic

#8C42CF #CF8C42 #42CF8C

tetradic

#8C42CF #CF4542 #85CF42 #42CCCF

square

#8C42CF #CF4542 #85CF42 #42CCCF

split-complementary

#8C42CF #CCCF42 #42CF45

monochromatic

#4E1F78 #6D2BA9 #8C42CF #AA73DB #C7A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8C42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8C42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C42CF

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C42CF	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0368CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.208 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cde',
    500: '#8c42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c42cf;
$custom-light: #b37cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.489,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54392,
    "c": 0.20841,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C42CF

secondary

#B5D598

accent

#E34590

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C42CF

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

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