#8E42BC#8E42BC

#8E42BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.189 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42BC
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 52.74, -51.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 73.50, 315.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% 0.1219 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.189 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1789, 13.2785, 48.9618)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42BC #70BC42

analogous

#5142BC #8E42BC #BC42AD

triadic

#8E42BC #BC8E42 #42BC8E

tetradic

#8E42BC #BC5142 #70BC42 #42ADBC

square

#8E42BC #BC5142 #70BC42 #42ADBC

split-complementary

#8E42BC #ADBC42 #42BC51

monochromatic

#4A2261 #6C328F #8E42BC #A96FCC #C49CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8E42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8E42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42BC

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42BC	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3267B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.189 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd1',
    500: '#8e42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42bc;
$custom-light: #b37bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.377,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53309,
    "c": 0.18905,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42BC

secondary

#A6C991

accent

#D85083

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42BC

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

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