#842BCE#842BCE

#842BCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.231 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842BCE
RGB	rgb(132, 43, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 79%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 79.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 64.52, -67.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 93.24, 313.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.1276 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.231 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5176, 11.0895, 59.3874)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842BCE #75CE2B

analogous

#332BCE #842BCE #CE2BC7

triadic

#842BCE #CE842B #2BCE84

tetradic

#842BCE #CE332B #75CE2B #2BC7CE

square

#842BCE #CE332B #75CE2B #2BC7CE

split-complementary

#842BCE #C7CE2B #2BCE33

monochromatic

#431669 #64209B #842BCE #A15ADC #BE8CE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#842BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#842BCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842BCE

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842BCE	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 43, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.231 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6fde',
    500: '#842bce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842bce;
$custom-light: #ae6fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.761,
    "s": 65.462,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50989,
    "c": 0.23061,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842BCE

secondary

#A7D184

accent

#E83F8C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842BCE

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

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