#8D42BA#8D42BA

#8D42BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.187 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42BA
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 186)
HSL	hsl(278, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 64.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 52.06, -50.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 72.49, 315.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1207 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.187 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7939, 13.1048, 47.8262)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42BA #6FBA42

analogous

#5142BA #8D42BA #BA42AB

triadic

#8D42BA #BA8D42 #42BA8D

tetradic

#8D42BA #BA5142 #6FBA42 #42ABBA

square

#8D42BA #BA5142 #6FBA42 #42ABBA

split-complementary

#8D42BA #ABBA42 #42BA51

monochromatic

#492260 #6B328D #8D42BA #A86ECB #C39BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8D42BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8D42BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42BA

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42BA	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3367B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.187 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bcf',
    500: '#8d42ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42ba;
$custom-light: #b27bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53054,
    "c": 0.18663,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42BA

secondary

#A5C890

accent

#D75183

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42BA

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

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