#8D42CB#8D42CB

#8D42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.204 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42CB
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 55.93, -58.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 80.94, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.1193 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.204 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7099, 13.8711, 57.9167)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42CB #80CB42

analogous

#4942CB #8D42CB #CB42C4

triadic

#8D42CB #CB8D42 #42CB8D

tetradic

#8D42CB #CB4942 #80CB42 #42C4CB

square

#8D42CB #CB4942 #80CB42 #42C4CB

split-complementary

#8D42CB #C4CB42 #42CB49

monochromatic

#4D2073 #6E2DA3 #8D42CB #AA72D8 #C7A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8D42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8D42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42CB

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42CB	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1768C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.204 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cdc',
    500: '#8d42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42cb;
$custom-light: #b37cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.847,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54222,
    "c": 0.20445,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42CB

secondary

#B2D297

accent

#E0488D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42CB

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

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