#8D42AE#8D42AE

#8D42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.174 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42AE
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 49.43, -44.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 66.56, 317.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1211 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.174 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5714, 12.6158, 41.3876)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42AE #63AE42

analogous

#5742AE #8D42AE #AE4299

triadic

#8D42AE #AE8D42 #42AE8D

tetradic

#8D42AE #AE5742 #63AE42 #4299AE

square

#8D42AE #AE5742 #63AE42 #4299AE

split-complementary

#8D42AE #99AE42 #42AE57

monochromatic

#452055 #693182 #8D42AE #A968C6 #C294D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8D42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8D42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42AE

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42AE	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.174 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17bc7',
    500: '#8d42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42ae;
$custom-light: #b17bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52278,
    "c": 0.17411,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42AE

secondary

#9BC28A

accent

#D5537B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42AE

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

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