#8F42D2#8F42D2

#8F42D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.212 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42D2
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 57.95, -61.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 84.39, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1211 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.212 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.9062, 14.3893, 62.4256)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42D2 #85D242

analogous

#4742D2 #8F42D2 #D242CD

triadic

#8F42D2 #D28F42 #42D28F

tetradic

#8F42D2 #D24742 #85D242 #42CDD2

square

#8F42D2 #D24742 #85D242 #42CDD2

split-complementary

#8F42D2 #CDD242 #42D247

monochromatic

#501E7C #7029AD #8F42D2 #AC73DE #CAA5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8F42D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8F42D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42D2

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42D2	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#036ACF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.212 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57ce1',
    500: '#8f42d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42d2;
$custom-light: #b57ce1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.083,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54959,
    "c": 0.21222,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42D2

secondary

#B6D799

accent

#E5438E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42D2

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

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