#8D42DD#8D42DD

#8D42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.223 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D42DD
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 60.14, -66.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 89.86, 312.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1168 -0.1903)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.223 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.9807, 14.7795, 69.8766)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D42DD #92DD42

analogous

#4245DD #8D42DD #DB42DD

triadic

#8D42DD #DD8D42 #42DD8D

tetradic

#8D42DD #DD4245 #92DD42 #42DDDB

square

#8D42DD #DD4245 #92DD42 #42DDDB

split-complementary

#8D42DD #DDDB42 #45DD42

monochromatic

#50198C #6E22BF #8D42DD #AC76E6 #CCAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8D42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8D42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D42DD

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D42DD	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ADA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C678B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.223 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ce9',
    500: '#8d42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d42dd;
$custom-light: #b47ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.032,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55542,
    "c": 0.22325,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D42DD

secondary

#BEDD9D

accent

#EC3B97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D42DD

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

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