#8F42DB#8F42DB

#8F42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.222 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42DB
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(270, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 60.04, -65.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 88.82, 312.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1198 -0.1864)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.222 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0591, 14.8505, 68.4977)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42DB #8EDB42

analogous

#4242DB #8F42DB #DB42DA

triadic

#8F42DB #DB8F42 #42DB8F

tetradic

#8F42DB #DB4242 #8EDB42 #42DADB

square

#8F42DB #DB4242 #8EDB42 #42DADB

split-complementary

#8F42DB #DADB42 #42DB42

monochromatic

#521A89 #7024BC #8F42DB #AD75E5 #CCA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8F42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8F42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42DB

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42DB	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ADF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.222 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67ce7',
    500: '#8f42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42db;
$custom-light: #b67ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.196,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55619,
    "c": 0.22154,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42DB

secondary

#BCDC9D

accent

#EB3D93

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42DB

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

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