#8F42CE#8F42CE

#8F42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.208 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42CE
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 57.03, -59.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 82.41, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% 0.1216 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.208 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4140, 14.1925, 59.8338)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42CE #81CE42

analogous

#4942CE #8F42CE #CE42C7

triadic

#8F42CE #CE8F42 #42CE8F

tetradic

#8F42CE #CE4942 #81CE42 #42C7CE

square

#8F42CE #CE4942 #81CE42 #42C7CE

split-complementary

#8F42CE #C7CE42 #42CE49

monochromatic

#4F1F77 #702BA7 #8F42CE #AC73DB #C9A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8F42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8F42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42CE

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42CE	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.208 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57cde',
    500: '#8f42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42ce;
$custom-light: #b57cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54672,
    "c": 0.20807,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42CE

secondary

#B3D498

accent

#E2468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42CE

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

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