#8F42DA#8F42DA

#8F42DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.221 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42DA
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 218)
HSL	hsl(270, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 59.81, -65.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 88.33, 312.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.12 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.221 303)
XYZ	xyz(25.9278, 14.7980, 67.8064)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42DA #8DDA42

analogous

#4342DA #8F42DA #DA42D9

triadic

#8F42DA #DA8F42 #42DA8F

tetradic

#8F42DA #DA4342 #8DDA42 #42D9DA

square

#8F42DA #DA4342 #8DDA42 #42D9DA

split-complementary

#8F42DA #D9DA42 #42DA43

monochromatic

#521A87 #7024BA #8F42DA #AD75E4 #CCA8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8F42DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8F42DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42DA

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42DA	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ADE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.221 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57ce6',
    500: '#8f42da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42da;
$custom-light: #b57ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.395,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55545,
    "c": 0.22051,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.14798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42DA

secondary

#BBDB9C

accent

#EA3E93

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42DA

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

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