#8E42CD#8E42CD

#8E42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.207 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42CD
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.31, 56.59, -59.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.31, 81.93, 313.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.1204 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.207 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1206, 14.0552, 59.1880)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42CD #81CD42

analogous

#4842CD #8E42CD #CD42C6

triadic

#8E42CD #CD8E42 #42CD8E

tetradic

#8E42CD #CD4842 #81CD42 #42C6CD

square

#8E42CD #CD4842 #81CD42 #42C6CD

split-complementary

#8E42CD #C6CD42 #42CD48

monochromatic

#4E1F76 #6F2CA6 #8E42CD #AB72DA #C8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8E42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8E42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42CD

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42CD	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1469CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.207 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdd',
    500: '#8e42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42cd;
$custom-light: #b47cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.806,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54483,
    "c": 0.20678,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42CD

secondary

#B3D397

accent

#E1468D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42CD

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

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