#842ABA#842ABA

#842ABA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.213 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ABA
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 186)
HSL	hsl(278, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 77.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 60.50, -58.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 84.08, 316.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1333 -0.1658)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.213 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2048, 10.1070, 47.3840)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ABA #60BA2A

analogous

#3C2ABA #842ABA #BA2AA8

triadic

#842ABA #BA842A #2ABA84

tetradic

#842ABA #BA3C2A #60BA2A #2AA8BA

square

#842ABA #BA3C2A #60BA2A #2AA8BA

split-complementary

#842ABA #A8BA2A #2ABA3C

monochromatic

#3D1356 #611F88 #842ABA #A24BD6 #BC7DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#842ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#842ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ABA

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ABA	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.213 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ed0',
    500: '#842aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842aba;
$custom-light: #ad6ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49313,
    "c": 0.21279,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ABA

secondary

#95CA76

accent

#E6427F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ABA

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

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