#842AB8#842AB8

#842AB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.211 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AB8
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 184)
HSL	hsl(278, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 60.07, -57.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 83.13, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1338 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.211 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9937, 10.0225, 46.2721)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AB8 #5EB82A

analogous

#3D2AB8 #842AB8 #B82AA5

triadic

#842AB8 #B8842A #2AB884

tetradic

#842AB8 #B83D2A #5EB82A #2AA5B8

square

#842AB8 #B83D2A #5EB82A #2AA5B8

split-complementary

#842AB8 #A5B82A #2AB83D

monochromatic

#3D1354 #601F86 #842AB8 #A24AD6 #BC7BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#842AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#842AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AB8

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AB8	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.211 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ece',
    500: '#842ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ab8;
$custom-light: #ad6ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.028,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49159,
    "c": 0.21093,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AB8

secondary

#94C975

accent

#E6427E

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AB8

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

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