#842AC0#842AC0

#842AC0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.218 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AC0
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 192)
HSL	hsl(276, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(276, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 61.79, -61.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 86.95, 315.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.132 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.218 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8561, 10.3675, 50.8140)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AC0 #66C02A

analogous

#392AC0 #842AC0 #C02AB1

triadic

#842AC0 #C0842A #2AC084

tetradic

#842AC0 #C0392A #66C02A #2AB1C0

square

#842AC0 #C0392A #66C02A #2AB1C0

split-complementary

#842AC0 #B1C02A #2AC039

monochromatic

#3F145C #611F8E #842AC0 #A14FD8 #BC81E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#842AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#842AC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AC0

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AC0	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.218 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ed4',
    500: '#842ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ac0;
$custom-light: #ad6ed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49779,
    "c": 0.21839,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AC0

secondary

#9BCC7A

accent

#E74183

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AC0

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

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