#842ABC#842ABC

#842ABC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.215 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ABC
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 77.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 60.93, -59.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 85.04, 315.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1329 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.215 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4189, 10.1926, 48.5116)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ABC #62BC2A

analogous

#3B2ABC #842ABC #BC2AAB

triadic

#842ABC #BC842A #2ABC84

tetradic

#842ABC #BC3B2A #62BC2A #2AABBC

square

#842ABC #BC3B2A #62BC2A #2AABBC

split-complementary

#842ABC #ABBC2A #2ABC3B

monochromatic

#3E1458 #611F8A #842ABC #A24CD7 #BC7EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#842ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#842ABC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ABC

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ABC	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B4F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.215 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ed1',
    500: '#842abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842abc;
$custom-light: #ad6ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.986,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49467,
    "c": 0.21466,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ABC

secondary

#97CB77

accent

#E74181

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ABC

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

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