#842ABD#842ABD

#842ABD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.216 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#842ABD
RGBrgb(132, 42, 189)
HSLhsl(277, 64%, 45%)
HSVhsv(277, 78%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(30.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(38.26, 61.14, -59.79)
CIE-LCHlch(38.26, 85.52, 315.64°)
OKLaboklab(49.55% 0.1327 -0.1699)
OKLCHoklch(49.55% 0.216 308)
XYZxyz(19.5271, 10.2359, 49.0813)
Luminance0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#842ABD #63BD2A
analogous
#3B2ABD #842ABD #BD2AAC
triadic
#842ABD #BD842A #2ABD84
tetradic
#842ABD #BD3B2A #63BD2A #2AACBD
square
#842ABD #BD3B2A #63BD2A #2AACBD
split-complementary
#842ABD #ACBD2A #2ABD3B
monochromatic
#3E1459 #611F8B #842ABD #A24DD7 #BC7FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89
#842ABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05
#842ABD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ABD
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##842ABD#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##842ABD1.006.893.056.89
#FFFFFF6.891.0021.001.00
#0000003.0521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.891.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005BBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B4F73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #842abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.216 308.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ed2',
    500: '#842abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #842abd;
$custom-light: #ad6ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#842abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.735,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49545,
    "c": 0.21559,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.10236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#842ABD
secondary
#98CB78
accent
#E74181
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#110814
muted
#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ABD

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

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#842ABD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva