#8F42BA#8F42BA

#8F42BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.187 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42BA
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 186)
HSL	hsl(279, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 52.52, -50.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 72.52, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.1233 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.187 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1372, 13.2818, 47.8423)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42BA #6DBA42

analogous

#5342BA #8F42BA #BA42A9

triadic

#8F42BA #BA8F42 #42BA8F

tetradic

#8F42BA #BA5342 #6DBA42 #42A9BA

square

#8F42BA #BA5342 #6DBA42 #42A9BA

split-complementary

#8F42BA #A9BA42 #42BA53

monochromatic

#4A2260 #6C328D #8F42BA #AA6ECB #C49BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8F42BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8F42BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42BA

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42BA	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3567B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.187 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bcf',
    500: '#8f42ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42ba;
$custom-light: #b37bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.533,
    "c": 0.1873,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42BA

secondary

#A4C890

accent

#D75181

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42BA

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

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