#842CB2#842CB2

#842CB2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.203 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CB2
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 58.04, -54.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 79.41, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1331 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.203 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4507, 9.9217, 43.0540)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CB2 #5AB22C

analogous

#412CB2 #842CB2 #B22C9D

triadic

#842CB2 #B2842C #2CB284

tetradic

#842CB2 #B2412C #5AB22C #2C9DB2

square

#842CB2 #B2412C #5AB22C #2C9DB2

split-complementary

#842CB2 #9DB22C #2CB241

monochromatic

#3B1450 #602081 #842CB2 #A349D2 #BC7ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#842CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#842CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CB2

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CB2	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F5AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4B6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.203 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6eca',
    500: '#842cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cb2;
$custom-light: #ac6eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.403,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48892,
    "c": 0.20322,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CB2

secondary

#90C673

accent

#E4447B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CB2

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

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