#8D42AD#8D42AD

#8D42AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.173 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42AD
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 49.22, -44.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 66.07, 318.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1211 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.173 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4743, 12.5769, 40.8761)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42AD #62AD42

analogous

#5842AD #8D42AD #AD4298

triadic

#8D42AD #AD8D42 #42AD8D

tetradic

#8D42AD #AD5842 #62AD42 #4298AD

square

#8D42AD #AD5842 #62AD42 #4298AD

split-complementary

#8D42AD #98AD42 #42AD58

monochromatic

#452054 #693181 #8D42AD #A967C5 #C293D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8D42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8D42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42AD

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42AD	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F65AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.173 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bc6',
    500: '#8d42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42ad;
$custom-light: #b17bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.056,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52216,
    "c": 0.17307,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42AD

secondary

#9AC189

accent

#D4537A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42AD

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

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