#8E42CC#8E42CC

#8E42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.206 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42CC
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 56.36, -58.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 81.43, 313.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1205 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.206 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0002, 14.0070, 58.5543)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42CC #80CC42

analogous

#4942CC #8E42CC #CC42C5

triadic

#8E42CC #CC8E42 #42CC8E

tetradic

#8E42CC #CC4942 #80CC42 #42C5CC

square

#8E42CC #CC4942 #80CC42 #42C5CC

split-complementary

#8E42CC #C5CC42 #42CC49

monochromatic

#4E1F74 #6E2CA4 #8E42CC #AB72D9 #C8A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8E42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8E42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42CC

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42CC	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.206 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdc',
    500: '#8e42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42cc;
$custom-light: #b47cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.043,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54411,
    "c": 0.20574,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42CC

secondary

#B2D397

accent

#E1478C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42CC

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

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