#8F42BC#8F42BC

#8F42BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.189 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42BC
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, 52.97, -50.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 73.51, 316.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.43% 0.1232 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(53.43% 0.189 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3513, 13.3674, 48.9699)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42BC #6FBC42

analogous

#5242BC #8F42BC #BC42AC

triadic

#8F42BC #BC8F42 #42BC8F

tetradic

#8F42BC #BC5242 #6FBC42 #42ACBC

square

#8F42BC #BC5242 #6FBC42 #42ACBC

split-complementary

#8F42BC #ACBC42 #42BC52

monochromatic

#4A2261 #6D328F #8F42BC #AA6FCC #C59CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8F42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8F42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42BC

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42BC	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3368B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.189 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bd1',
    500: '#8f42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42bc;
$custom-light: #b37bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.869,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53433,
    "c": 0.18937,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42BC

secondary

#A6C991

accent

#D85082

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42BC

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

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