#8E42DB#8E42DB

#8E42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.221 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E42DB
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(270, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 59.85, -65.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 88.85, 312.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1185 -0.187)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.221 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.8867, 14.7616, 68.4896)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E42DB #8FDB42

analogous

#4242DB #8E42DB #DA42DB

triadic

#8E42DB #DB8E42 #42DB8E

tetradic

#8E42DB #DB4242 #8FDB42 #42DBDA

square

#8E42DB #DB4242 #8FDB42 #42DBDA

split-complementary

#8E42DB #DBDA42 #42DB42

monochromatic

#511A89 #6F24BC #8E42DB #AD75E5 #CBA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8E42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8E42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E42DB

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E42DB	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ADF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.221 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57ce7',
    500: '#8e42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e42db;
$custom-light: #b57ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.804,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55505,
    "c": 0.22135,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E42DB

secondary

#BDDC9D

accent

#EB3D94

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E42DB

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

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