#8D42BB#8D42BB

#8D42BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.188 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42BB
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.98, 52.29, -50.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.98, 72.99, 315.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1207 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.188 310)
XYZ	xyz(21.9006, 13.1474, 48.3881)
Luminance	0.1315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42BB #70BB42

analogous

#5142BB #8D42BB #BB42AD

triadic

#8D42BB #BB8D42 #42BB8D

tetradic

#8D42BB #BB5142 #70BB42 #42ADBB

square

#8D42BB #BB5142 #70BB42 #42ADBB

split-complementary

#8D42BB #ADBB42 #42BB51

monochromatic

#492261 #6B328E #8D42BB #A86ECC #C39CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8D42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8D42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42BB

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42BB	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3267B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.188 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bd0',
    500: '#8d42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42bb;
$custom-light: #b27bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.19,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5312,
    "c": 0.18767,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.13147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42BB

secondary

#A6C891

accent

#D75084

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42BB

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

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