#8F42DD#8F42DD

#8F42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.224 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F42DD
RGB	rgb(143, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(270, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(270, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 60.51, -66.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 89.81, 312.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.1195 -0.189)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.224 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.3240, 14.9565, 69.8926)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F42DD #90DD42

analogous

#4243DD #8F42DD #DC42DD

triadic

#8F42DD #DD8F42 #42DD8F

tetradic

#8F42DD #DD4243 #90DD42 #42DDDC

square

#8F42DD #DD4243 #90DD42 #42DDDC

split-complementary

#8F42DD #DDDC42 #43DD42

monochromatic

#52198C #7022BF #8F42DD #AE76E6 #CCAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#8F42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8F42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F42DD

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F42DD	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F678B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.224 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67ce9',
    500: '#8f42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f42dd;
$custom-light: #b67ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.806,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55769,
    "c": 0.22361,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F42DD

secondary

#BEDD9D

accent

#EC3B94

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F42DD

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

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