#8F42D0#8F42D0

#8F42D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.210 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42D0
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 208)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 57.49, -60.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 83.40, 313.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% 0.1214 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.21 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6586, 14.2903, 61.1215)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42D0 #83D042

analogous

#4842D0 #8F42D0 #D042CA

triadic

#8F42D0 #D08F42 #42D08F

tetradic

#8F42D0 #D04842 #83D042 #42CAD0

square

#8F42D0 #D04842 #83D042 #42CAD0

split-complementary

#8F42D0 #CAD042 #42D048

monochromatic

#501E79 #702AAA #8F42D0 #AC73DC #C9A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8F42D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8F42D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42D0

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42D0	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D6ACD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.210 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57cdf',
    500: '#8f42d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42d0;
$custom-light: #b57cdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.535,
    "s": 60.169,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54815,
    "c": 0.21015,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42D0

secondary

#B4D599

accent

#E3448D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42D0

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

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