#8F42A2#8F42A2

#8F42A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.163 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42A2
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 162)
HSL	hsl(288, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(288, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 59.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 47.42, -38.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 60.82, 321.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1233 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.163 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7967, 12.3455, 35.5156)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42A2 #55A242

analogous

#5F42A2 #8F42A2 #A24285

triadic

#8F42A2 #A28F42 #42A28F

tetradic

#8F42A2 #A25F42 #55A242 #4285A2

square

#8F42A2 #A25F42 #55A242 #4285A2

split-complementary

#8F42A2 #85A242 #42A25F

monochromatic

#421F4B #693077 #8F42A2 #AD62BF #C48ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8F42A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8F42A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42A2

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42A2	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4865A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.163 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bbe',
    500: '#8f42a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42a2;
$custom-light: #b27bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.125,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51808,
    "c": 0.16269,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42A2

secondary

#8FBC84

accent

#D2566E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42A2

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

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