#8E42CA#8E42CA

#8E42CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.204 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42CA
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 55.90, -57.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 80.44, 314.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% 0.1208 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.204 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7619, 13.9117, 57.2991)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42CA #7ECA42

analogous

#4A42CA #8E42CA #CA42C2

triadic

#8E42CA #CA8E42 #42CA8E

tetradic

#8E42CA #CA4A42 #7ECA42 #42C2CA

square

#8E42CA #CA4A42 #7ECA42 #42C2CA

split-complementary

#8E42CA #C2CA42 #42CA4A

monochromatic

#4E2072 #6E2DA2 #8E42CA #AB72D7 #C7A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8E42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8E42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42CA

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42CA	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C69C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.204 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdb',
    500: '#8e42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42ca;
$custom-light: #b47cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.529,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5427,
    "c": 0.20365,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42CA

secondary

#B0D196

accent

#DF488B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42CA

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

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