#8D42CD#8D42CD

#8D42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.207 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42CD
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 56.39, -59.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 81.94, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.1191 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.207 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.9497, 13.9671, 59.1800)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42CD #82CD42

analogous

#4742CD #8D42CD #CD42C7

triadic

#8D42CD #CD8D42 #42CD8D

tetradic

#8D42CD #CD4742 #82CD42 #42C7CD

square

#8D42CD #CD4742 #82CD42 #42C7CD

split-complementary

#8D42CD #C7CD42 #42CD47

monochromatic

#4E1F76 #6E2CA6 #8D42CD #AA72DA #C7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8D42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8D42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42CD

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42CD	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1169CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.207 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cdd',
    500: '#8d42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42cd;
$custom-light: #b37cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.374,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54365,
    "c": 0.20654,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42CD

secondary

#B3D397

accent

#E1468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42CD

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

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