#8F42CF#8F42CF

#8F42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.209 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42CF
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, 57.26, -59.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 82.91, 313.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.1215 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.209 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5359, 14.2412, 60.4756)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42CF #82CF42

analogous

#4842CF #8F42CF #CF42C8

triadic

#8F42CF #CF8F42 #42CF8F

tetradic

#8F42CF #CF4842 #82CF42 #42C8CF

square

#8F42CF #CF4842 #82CF42 #42C8CF

split-complementary

#8F42CF #C8CF42 #42CF48

monochromatic

#4F1F78 #702BA9 #8F42CF #AC73DB #C9A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8F42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8F42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42CF

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42CF	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#116ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.209 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57cde',
    500: '#8f42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42cf;
$custom-light: #b57cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.766,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54743,
    "c": 0.2091,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42CF

secondary

#B4D598

accent

#E3458D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42CF

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

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