#842AC5#842AC5

#842AC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.223 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AC5
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 78.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 62.88, -63.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 89.34, 314.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.18% 0.1308 -0.1807)
OKLCH	oklch(50.18% 0.223 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4195, 10.5929, 53.7814)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AC5 #6BC52A

analogous

#372AC5 #842AC5 #C52AB9

triadic

#842AC5 #C5842A #2AC584

tetradic

#842AC5 #C5372A #6BC52A #2AB9C5

square

#842AC5 #C5372A #6BC52A #2AB9C5

split-complementary

#842AC5 #B9C52A #2AC537

monochromatic

#401460 #621F93 #842AC5 #A152DA #BC85E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#842AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#842AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AC5

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AC5	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.223 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6ed8',
    500: '#842ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ac5;
$custom-light: #ae6ed8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.839,
    "s": 64.854,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50176,
    "c": 0.22306,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AC5

secondary

#9FCE7D

accent

#E84086

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AC5

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

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