#842BB8#842BB8

#842BB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.210 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842BB8
RGB	rgb(132, 43, 184)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 76.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 59.70, -57.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 82.72, 316.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1329 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.21 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0296, 10.0943, 46.2840)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842BB8 #5FB82B

analogous

#3D2BB8 #842BB8 #B82BA6

triadic

#842BB8 #B8842B #2BB884

tetradic

#842BB8 #B83D2B #5FB82B #2BA6B8

square

#842BB8 #B83D2B #5FB82B #2BA6B8

split-complementary

#842BB8 #A6B82B #2BB83D

monochromatic

#3D1455 #601F86 #842BB8 #A24BD5 #BC7DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#842BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#842BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842BB8

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842BB8	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 43, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.210 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ece',
    500: '#842bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842bb8;
$custom-light: #ad6ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.872,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49249,
    "c": 0.20991,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842BB8

secondary

#94C976

accent

#E5437F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842BB8

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

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