#842ACD#842ACD

#842ACD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.231 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ACD
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 80%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 79.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.53, 64.64, -67.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.53, 93.15, 313.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1287 -0.1913)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.231 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3606, 10.9693, 58.7377)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ACD #73CD2A

analogous

#322ACD #842ACD #CD2AC4

triadic

#842ACD #CD842A #2ACD84

tetradic

#842ACD #CD322A #73CD2A #2AC4CD

square

#842ACD #CD322A #73CD2A #2AC4CD

split-complementary

#842ACD #C4CD2A #2ACD32

monochromatic

#431567 #63209A #842ACD #A158DD #BE8AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#842ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#842ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ACD

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ACD	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75567C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.231 303.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.129,
    "s": 65.992,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50823,
    "c": 0.23056,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ACD

secondary

#A5D182

accent

#E93F8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ACD

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

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