#842ABF#842ABF

#842ABF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.217 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ABF
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(276, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 78%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 61.57, -60.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 86.48, 315.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.1322 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.217 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7456, 10.3233, 50.2325)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ABF #65BF2A

analogous

#3A2ABF #842ABF #BF2AAF

triadic

#842ABF #BF842A #2ABF84

tetradic

#842ABF #BF3A2A #65BF2A #2AAFBF

square

#842ABF #BF3A2A #65BF2A #2AAFBF

split-complementary

#842ABF #AFBF2A #2ABF3A

monochromatic

#3F145B #611F8D #842ABF #A14ED8 #BC80E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#842ABF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#842ABF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ABF

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ABF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ABF	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842abf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.217 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ed3',
    500: '#842abf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842abf;
$custom-light: #ad6ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842abf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.242,
    "s": 63.948,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49701,
    "c": 0.21746,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ABF

secondary

#9ACC79

accent

#E74183

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ABF

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

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