#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
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 61.14, -59.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 85.52, 315.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1327 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.216 308)
XYZ	xyz(19.5271, 10.2359, 49.0813)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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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
##842ABD	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

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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