#842AB2#842AB2

#842AB2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.205 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AB2
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 178)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 58.79, -54.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 80.26, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.1349 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.205 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3780, 9.7763, 43.0297)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AB2 #58B22A

analogous

#402AB2 #842AB2 #B22A9C

triadic

#842AB2 #B2842A #2AB284

tetradic

#842AB2 #B2402A #58B22A #2A9CB2

square

#842AB2 #B2402A #58B22A #2A9CB2

split-complementary

#842AB2 #9CB22A #2AB240

monochromatic

#3B134F #5F1E80 #842AB2 #A346D3 #BC77DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#842AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#842AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AB2

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AB2	1.00	7.11	2.96	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.205 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6dca',
    500: '#842ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ab2;
$custom-light: #ac6dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.706,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48706,
    "c": 0.20534,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AB2

secondary

#8EC771

accent

#E5437A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AB2

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

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