#8F42CD#8F42CD

#8F42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.207 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42CD
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 56.80, -59.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 81.92, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1217 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.207 306)
XYZ	xyz(24.2930, 14.1441, 59.1961)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42CD #80CD42

analogous

#4942CD #8F42CD #CD42C6

triadic

#8F42CD #CD8F42 #42CD8F

tetradic

#8F42CD #CD4942 #80CD42 #42C6CD

square

#8F42CD #CD4942 #80CD42 #42C6CD

split-complementary

#8F42CD #C6CD42 #42CD49

monochromatic

#4F1F76 #6F2CA6 #8F42CD #AC72DA #C8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8F42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8F42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42CD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42CD	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1769CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.207 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cdd',
    500: '#8f42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42cd;
$custom-light: #b47cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.237,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54601,
    "c": 0.20703,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.14144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42CD

secondary

#B2D397

accent

#E1468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42CD

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

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