#8F42C7#8F42C7

#8F42C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.201 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42C7
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 199)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 66.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.03, 55.43, -56.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.03, 78.95, 314.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1224 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.201 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5826, 13.8599, 55.4546)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42C7 #7AC742

analogous

#4D42C7 #8F42C7 #C742BD

triadic

#8F42C7 #C78F42 #42C78F

tetradic

#8F42C7 #C74D42 #7AC742 #42BDC7

square

#8F42C7 #C74D42 #7AC742 #42BDC7

split-complementary

#8F42C7 #BDC742 #42C74D

monochromatic

#4D216E #6F2F9D #8F42C7 #AB71D5 #C7A0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8F42C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8F42C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42C7

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42C7	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2469C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.201 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cd9',
    500: '#8f42c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42c7;
$custom-light: #b47cd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.737,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5418,
    "c": 0.20079,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42C7

secondary

#AED095

accent

#DE4A88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42C7

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

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