#842CB8#842CB8

#842CB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.209 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CB8
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 59.32, -57.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 82.30, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.132 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.209 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0664, 10.1680, 46.2963)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CB8 #60B82C

analogous

#3E2CB8 #842CB8 #B82CA6

triadic

#842CB8 #B8842C #2CB884

tetradic

#842CB8 #B83E2C #60B82C #2CA6B8

square

#842CB8 #B83E2C #60B82C #2CA6B8

split-complementary

#842CB8 #A6B82C #2CB83E

monochromatic

#3D1455 #612087 #842CB8 #A24DD4 #BC7EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#842CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#842CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CB8

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CB8	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.209 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fce',
    500: '#842cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cb8;
$custom-light: #ad6fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49342,
    "c": 0.20887,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CB8

secondary

#95C977

accent

#E5437F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CB8

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

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