#842CB5#842CB5

#842CB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.206 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CB5
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 58.68, -55.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 80.86, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.1326 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.206 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7552, 10.0435, 44.6577)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CB5 #5DB52C

analogous

#402CB5 #842CB5 #B52CA2

triadic

#842CB5 #B5842C #2CB584

tetradic

#842CB5 #B5402C #5DB52C #2CA2B5

square

#842CB5 #B5402C #5DB52C #2CA2B5

split-complementary

#842CB5 #A2B52C #2CB540

monochromatic

#3C1453 #602084 #842CB5 #A24BD3 #BC7CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#842CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#842CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CB5

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CB5	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#045BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.206 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fcc',
    500: '#842cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cb5;
$custom-light: #ad6fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.54,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49116,
    "c": 0.20604,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CB5

secondary

#93C875

accent

#E4447D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CB5

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

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