#842AB6#842AB6

#842AB6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.209 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AB6
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 182)
HSL	hsl(279, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, 59.64, -56.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 82.17, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.1342 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.209 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7855, 9.9393, 45.1758)
Luminance	0.0994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AB6 #5CB62A

analogous

#3E2AB6 #842AB6 #B62AA2

triadic

#842AB6 #B6842A #2AB684

tetradic

#842AB6 #B63E2A #5CB62A #2AA2B6

square

#842AB6 #B63E2A #5CB62A #2AA2B6

split-complementary

#842AB6 #A2B62A #2AB63E

monochromatic

#3C1353 #601F84 #842AB6 #A348D5 #BC7AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#842AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#842AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AB6

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AB6	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.209 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ecd',
    500: '#842ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ab6;
$custom-light: #ad6ecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49007,
    "c": 0.20906,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AB6

secondary

#92C873

accent

#E6427D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AB6

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

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