#842CB9#842CB9

#842CB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.210 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CB9
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 59.54, -57.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 82.78, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1318 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.21 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1716, 10.2100, 46.8503)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CB9 #61B92C

analogous

#3E2CB9 #842CB9 #B92CA7

triadic

#842CB9 #B9842C #2CB984

tetradic

#842CB9 #B93E2C #61B92C #2CA7B9

square

#842CB9 #B93E2C #61B92C #2CA7B9

split-complementary

#842CB9 #A7B92C #2CB93E

monochromatic

#3D1456 #612088 #842CB9 #A24DD5 #BC7FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#842CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#842CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CB9

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CB9	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.210 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fcf',
    500: '#842cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cb9;
$custom-light: #ad6fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.447,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49418,
    "c": 0.20982,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CB9

secondary

#96C978

accent

#E54380

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CB9

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

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