#8C42DD#8C42DD

#8C42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.223 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C42DD
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.21, 59.95, -66.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.21, 89.89, 311.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1154 -0.1909)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.223 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.8114, 14.6922, 69.8686)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C42DD #93DD42

analogous

#4246DD #8C42DD #DA42DD

triadic

#8C42DD #DD8C42 #42DD8C

tetradic

#8C42DD #DD4246 #93DD42 #42DDDA

square

#8C42DD #DD4246 #93DD42 #42DDDA

split-complementary

#8C42DD #DDDA42 #46DD42

monochromatic

#50198C #6D22BF #8C42DD #AC76E6 #CBAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8C42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8C42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C42DD

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C42DD	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ADA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A678B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.223 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ce9',
    500: '#8c42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c42dd;
$custom-light: #b47ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.645,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55429,
    "c": 0.22308,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C42DD

secondary

#BFDD9D

accent

#EC3B98

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C42DD

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

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