#8D42C0#8D42C0

#8D42C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.193 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42C0
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(276, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, 53.41, -53.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 75.47, 315.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1204 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.193 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4452, 13.3653, 51.2563)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42C0 #75C042

analogous

#4E42C0 #8D42C0 #C042B4

triadic

#8D42C0 #C08D42 #42C08D

tetradic

#8D42C0 #C04E42 #75C042 #42B4C0

square

#8D42C0 #C04E42 #75C042 #42B4C0

split-complementary

#8D42C0 #B4C042 #42C04E

monochromatic

#4A2266 #6C3194 #8D42C0 #A970CF #C49EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8D42C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8D42C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42C0

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42C0	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B67BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.193 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bd4',
    500: '#8d42c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42c0;
$custom-light: #b27bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.714,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53457,
    "c": 0.19292,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42C0

secondary

#AACB93

accent

#DA4E87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42C0

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

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