#8E42CF#8E42CF

#8E42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.209 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42CF
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 57.05, -60.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 82.92, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1202 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.209 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.3635, 14.1524, 60.4676)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42CF #83CF42

analogous

#4742CF #8E42CF #CF42CA

triadic

#8E42CF #CF8E42 #42CF8E

tetradic

#8E42CF #CF4742 #83CF42 #42CACF

square

#8E42CF #CF4742 #83CF42 #42CACF

split-complementary

#8E42CF #CACF42 #42CF47

monochromatic

#4F1F78 #6F2BA9 #8E42CF #AB73DB #C8A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8E42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8E42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42CF

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42CF	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D69CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.209 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cde',
    500: '#8e42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42cf;
$custom-light: #b47cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.34,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54626,
    "c": 0.20887,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42CF

secondary

#B4D598

accent

#E3458E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42CF

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

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