#8E42D2#8E42D2

#8E42D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.212 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42D2
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 57.75, -61.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 84.40, 313.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1198 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.212 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7338, 14.3005, 62.4175)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42D2 #86D242

analogous

#4642D2 #8E42D2 #D242CE

triadic

#8E42D2 #D28E42 #42D28E

tetradic

#8E42D2 #D24642 #86D242 #42CED2

square

#8E42D2 #D24642 #86D242 #42CED2

split-complementary

#8E42D2 #CED242 #42D246

monochromatic

#4F1E7C #6F29AD #8E42D2 #AC73DE #C9A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8E42D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8E42D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42D2

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42D2	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ACF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.212 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ce1',
    500: '#8e42d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42d2;
$custom-light: #b47ce1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.667,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54842,
    "c": 0.21199,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42D2

secondary

#B6D799

accent

#E5438F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42D2

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

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