#842AC6#842AC6

#842AC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.224 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AC6
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 198)
HSL	hsl(275, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 78.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.97, 63.10, -63.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.97, 89.82, 314.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% 0.1305 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.224 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5344, 10.6388, 54.3868)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AC6 #6CC62A

analogous

#362AC6 #842AC6 #C62ABA

triadic

#842AC6 #C6842A #2AC684

tetradic

#842AC6 #C6362A #6CC62A #2ABAC6

square

#842AC6 #C6362A #6CC62A #2ABAC6

split-complementary

#842AC6 #BAC62A #2AC636

monochromatic

#411561 #621F94 #842AC6 #A153DA #BD85E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#842AC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#842AC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AC6

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AC6	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ac6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.224 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6ed8',
    500: '#842ac6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ac6;
$custom-light: #ae6ed8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ac6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.615,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50256,
    "c": 0.224,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AC6

secondary

#A0CE7D

accent

#E84087

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AC6

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

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