#8D42BC#8D42BC

#8D42BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.189 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42BC
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 52.51, -51.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 73.49, 315.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0.1206 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.189 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0080, 13.1904, 48.9538)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42BC #71BC42

analogous

#5042BC #8D42BC #BC42AE

triadic

#8D42BC #BC8D42 #42BC8D

tetradic

#8D42BC #BC5042 #71BC42 #42AEBC

square

#8D42BC #BC5042 #71BC42 #42AEBC

split-complementary

#8D42BC #AEBC42 #42BC50

monochromatic

#492261 #6B328F #8D42BC #A86FCC #C49CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#8D42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8D42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42BC

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42BC	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3067B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.189 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bd1',
    500: '#8d42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42bc;
$custom-light: #b27bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.885,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53187,
    "c": 0.18873,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42BC

secondary

#A7C991

accent

#D85084

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42BC

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

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