#8E42D3#8E42D3

#8E42D3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.213 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42D3
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 211)
HSL	hsl(271, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 68.7%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 57.98, -62.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 84.90, 313.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1197 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.213 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8587, 14.3504, 63.0757)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42D3 #87D342

analogous

#4642D3 #8E42D3 #D342D0

triadic

#8E42D3 #D38E42 #42D38E

tetradic

#8E42D3 #D34642 #87D342 #42D0D3

square

#8E42D3 #D34642 #87D342 #42D0D3

split-complementary

#8E42D3 #D0D342 #42D346

monochromatic

#501D7D #6F29AF #8E42D3 #AC74DF #C9A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#8E42D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#8E42D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42D3

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42D3	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.213 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ce1',
    500: '#8e42d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42d3;
$custom-light: #b47ce1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.448,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54915,
    "c": 0.21303,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42D3

secondary

#B7D79A

accent

#E54290

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42D3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →