#8D42CF#8D42CF

#8D42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.209 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42CF
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 56.85, -60.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 82.93, 313.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1188 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.209 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1927, 14.0643, 60.4595)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42CF #84CF42

analogous

#4642CF #8D42CF #CF42CA

triadic

#8D42CF #CF8D42 #42CF8D

tetradic

#8D42CF #CF4642 #84CF42 #42CACF

square

#8D42CF #CF4642 #84CF42 #42CACF

split-complementary

#8D42CF #CACF42 #42CF46

monochromatic

#4E1F78 #6E2BA9 #8D42CF #AA73DB #C8A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8D42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8D42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42CF

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42CF	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0869CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.209 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cde',
    500: '#8d42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42cf;
$custom-light: #b37cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.915,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54509,
    "c": 0.20864,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42CF

secondary

#B4D598

accent

#E3458F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42CF

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

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