#8D42CE#8D42CE

#8D42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.208 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42CE
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 56.62, -59.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 82.43, 313.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.119 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.208 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.0708, 14.0155, 59.8177)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42CE #83CE42

analogous

#4742CE #8D42CE #CE42C9

triadic

#8D42CE #CE8D42 #42CE8D

tetradic

#8D42CE #CE4742 #83CE42 #42C9CE

square

#8D42CE #CE4742 #83CE42 #42C9CE

split-complementary

#8D42CE #C9CE42 #42CE47

monochromatic

#4E1F77 #6E2BA7 #8D42CE #AA73DB #C8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8D42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8D42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42CE

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42CE	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D69CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.208 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cde',
    500: '#8d42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42ce;
$custom-light: #b37cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54437,
    "c": 0.20759,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.14015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42CE

secondary

#B4D498

accent

#E2468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42CE

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

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