#842BC4#842BC4

#842BC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.221 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842BC4
RGB	rgb(132, 43, 196)
HSL	hsl(275, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 78.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 62.30, -62.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 88.47, 314.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.18% 0.1302 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(50.18% 0.221 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3412, 10.6190, 53.1919)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842BC4 #6BC42B

analogous

#382BC4 #842BC4 #C42BB8

triadic

#842BC4 #C4842B #2BC484

tetradic

#842BC4 #C4382B #6BC42B #2BB8C4

square

#842BC4 #C4382B #6BC42B #2BB8C4

split-complementary

#842BC4 #B8C42B #2BC438

monochromatic

#401560 #622092 #842BC4 #A153D9 #BC85E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#842BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#842BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842BC4

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842BC4	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 43, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.221 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6fd7',
    500: '#842bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842bc4;
$custom-light: #ae6fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.902,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50183,
    "c": 0.22118,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842BC4

secondary

#9FCE7D

accent

#E74186

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842BC4

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

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