#8E42CE#8E42CE

#8E42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.208 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42CE
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 56.82, -59.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 82.42, 313.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1203 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.208 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2417, 14.1036, 59.8257)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42CE #82CE42

analogous

#4842CE #8E42CE #CE42C8

triadic

#8E42CE #CE8E42 #42CE8E

tetradic

#8E42CE #CE4842 #82CE42 #42C8CE

square

#8E42CE #CE4842 #82CE42 #42C8CE

split-complementary

#8E42CE #C8CE42 #42CE48

monochromatic

#4F1F77 #6F2BA7 #8E42CE #AB73DB #C8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8E42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42CE

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42CE	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1169CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.208 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cde',
    500: '#8e42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42ce;
$custom-light: #b47cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54554,
    "c": 0.20782,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42CE

secondary

#B3D498

accent

#E2468D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42CE

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

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