#8D42BE#8D42BE

#8D42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.191 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42BE
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 52.96, -52.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 74.48, 315.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.1205 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.191 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2251, 13.2772, 50.0972)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42BE #73BE42

analogous

#4F42BE #8D42BE #BE42B1

triadic

#8D42BE #BE8D42 #42BE8D

tetradic

#8D42BE #BE4F42 #73BE42 #42B1BE

square

#8D42BE #BE4F42 #73BE42 #42B1BE

split-complementary

#8D42BE #B1BE42 #42BE4F

monochromatic

#4A2263 #6B3291 #8D42BE #A870CE #C49DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8D42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8D42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42BE

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42BE	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.191 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bd2',
    500: '#8d42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42be;
$custom-light: #b27bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.29,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53321,
    "c": 0.19082,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42BE

secondary

#A8CA92

accent

#D84F86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42BE

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

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