#8D42C4#8D42C4

#8D42C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.197 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42C4
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(275, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, 54.32, -55.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 77.46, 314.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.12 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.197 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8944, 13.5450, 53.6222)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42C4 #79C442

analogous

#4C42C4 #8D42C4 #C442BA

triadic

#8D42C4 #C48D42 #42C48D

tetradic

#8D42C4 #C44C42 #79C442 #42BAC4

square

#8D42C4 #C44C42 #79C442 #42BAC4

split-complementary

#8D42C4 #BAC442 #42C44C

monochromatic

#4B216A #6C3099 #8D42C4 #A971D3 #C59FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8D42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8D42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42C4

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42C4	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2568C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.197 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd7',
    500: '#8d42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42c4;
$custom-light: #b37bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.615,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53731,
    "c": 0.19711,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42C4

secondary

#ACCE94

accent

#DC4C89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42C4

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

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