#8F42BE#8F42BE

#8F42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.191 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42BE
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 53.41, -51.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 74.50, 315.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1231 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.191 310)
XYZ	xyz(22.5684, 13.4542, 50.1133)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42BE #71BE42

analogous

#5142BE #8F42BE #BE42AF

triadic

#8F42BE #BE8F42 #42BE8F

tetradic

#8F42BE #BE5142 #71BE42 #42AFBE

square

#8F42BE #BE5142 #71BE42 #42AFBE

split-complementary

#8F42BE #AFBE42 #42BE51

monochromatic

#4B2263 #6D3291 #8F42BE #AA70CE #C59DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8F42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8F42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42BE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42BE	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3168BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.191 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bd2',
    500: '#8f42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42be;
$custom-light: #b47bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.258,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53566,
    "c": 0.19145,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.13454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42BE

secondary

#A7CA92

accent

#D84F83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42BE

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

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