#842BB5#842BB5

#842BB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.207 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842BB5
RGB	rgb(132, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 59.06, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 81.28, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.1335 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.207 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7184, 9.9699, 44.6454)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842BB5 #5CB52B

analogous

#3F2BB5 #842BB5 #B52BA1

triadic

#842BB5 #B5842B #2BB584

tetradic

#842BB5 #B53F2B #5CB52B #2BA1B5

square

#842BB5 #B53F2B #5CB52B #2BA1B5

split-complementary

#842BB5 #A1B52B #2BB53F

monochromatic

#3C1452 #601F84 #842BB5 #A349D4 #BC7BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#842BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#842BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842BB5

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842BB5	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#015AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.207 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ecc',
    500: '#842bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842bb5;
$custom-light: #ad6ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.696,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49023,
    "c": 0.20709,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842BB5

secondary

#92C874

accent

#E5437C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842BB5

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

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