#842AB9#842AB9

#842AB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.212 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AB9
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(278, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 60.28, -57.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 83.61, 316.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.1336 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.212 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0989, 10.0646, 46.8261)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AB9 #5FB92A

analogous

#3C2AB9 #842AB9 #B92AA7

triadic

#842AB9 #B9842A #2AB984

tetradic

#842AB9 #B93C2A #5FB92A #2AA7B9

square

#842AB9 #B93C2A #5FB92A #2AA7B9

split-complementary

#842AB9 #A7B92A #2AB93C

monochromatic

#3D1355 #601F87 #842AB9 #A24AD6 #BC7CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#842AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#842AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AB9

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AB9	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.212 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ecf',
    500: '#842ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ab9;
$custom-light: #ad6ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.762,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49236,
    "c": 0.21186,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AB9

secondary

#94CA75

accent

#E6427F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AB9

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

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