#842ACC#842ACC

#842ACC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.230 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ACC
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 79.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 64.42, -66.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 92.68, 314.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% 0.1289 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.23 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2402, 10.9212, 58.1040)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ACC #72CC2A

analogous

#332ACC #842ACC #CC2AC3

triadic

#842ACC #CC842A #2ACC84

tetradic

#842ACC #CC332A #72CC2A #2AC3CC

square

#842ACC #CC332A #72CC2A #2AC3CC

split-complementary

#842ACC #C3CC2A #2ACC33

monochromatic

#421566 #632099 #842ACC #A157DC #BD8AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#842ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#842ACC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ACC

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ACC	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76567C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.230 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6fdd',
    500: '#842acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842acc;
$custom-light: #ae6fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50741,
    "c": 0.22961,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ACC

secondary

#A4D181

accent

#E93F8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ACC

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

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