#8E42BB#8E42BB

#8E42BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.188 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42BB
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, 52.52, -50.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 73.00, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.122 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.188 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0715, 13.2355, 48.3961)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42BB #6FBB42

analogous

#5242BB #8E42BB #BB42AC

triadic

#8E42BB #BB8E42 #42BB8E

tetradic

#8E42BB #BB5242 #6FBB42 #42ACBB

square

#8E42BB #BB5242 #6FBB42 #42ACBB

split-complementary

#8E42BB #ACBB42 #42BB52

monochromatic

#492261 #6C328E #8E42BB #A96ECC #C49CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8E42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8E42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42BB

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42BB	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3367B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.188 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd0',
    500: '#8e42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42bb;
$custom-light: #b37bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.686,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53243,
    "c": 0.188,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42BB

secondary

#A5C891

accent

#D75083

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42BB

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

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