#8D42AC#8D42AC

#8D42AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.172 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42AC
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.06, 49.00, -43.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.06, 65.57, 318.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1211 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.172 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3779, 12.5384, 40.3684)
Luminance	0.1254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42AC #61AC42

analogous

#5842AC #8D42AC #AC4296

triadic

#8D42AC #AC8D42 #42AC8D

tetradic

#8D42AC #AC5842 #61AC42 #4296AC

square

#8D42AC #AC5842 #61AC42 #4296AC

split-complementary

#8D42AC #96AC42 #42AC58

monochromatic

#442054 #693180 #8D42AC #A967C5 #C293D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8D42AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8D42AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42AC

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42AC	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F5FAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4065A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.172 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bc5',
    500: '#8d42ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42ac;
$custom-light: #b17bc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.453,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52153,
    "c": 0.17203,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42AC

secondary

#99C189

accent

#D45479

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42AC

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

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