#842CB3#842CB3

#842CB3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.204 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CB3
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 179)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 75.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.77, 58.25, -54.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.77, 79.90, 316.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.133 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.204 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5515, 9.9620, 43.5847)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CB3 #5BB32C

analogous

#402CB3 #842CB3 #B32C9E

triadic

#842CB3 #B3842C #2CB384

tetradic

#842CB3 #B3402C #5BB32C #2C9EB3

square

#842CB3 #B3402C #5BB32C #2C9EB3

split-complementary

#842CB3 #9EB32C #2CB340

monochromatic

#3C1451 #602082 #842CB3 #A34AD2 #BC7BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#842CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#842CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CB3

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CB3	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C5AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4C6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.204 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ecb',
    500: '#842cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cb3;
$custom-light: #ac6ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.111,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48966,
    "c": 0.20415,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CB3

secondary

#91C774

accent

#E4447C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CB3

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

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