#842CBA#842CBA

#842CBA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.211 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CBA
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 186)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 59.75, -57.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 83.26, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.1316 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.211 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2775, 10.2524, 47.4082)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CBA #62BA2C

analogous

#3D2CBA #842CBA #BA2CA9

triadic

#842CBA #BA842C #2CBA84

tetradic

#842CBA #BA3D2C #62BA2C #2CA9BA

square

#842CBA #BA3D2C #62BA2C #2CA9BA

split-complementary

#842CBA #A9BA2C #2CBA3D

monochromatic

#3E1557 #612089 #842CBA #A24ED5 #BC80E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#842CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#842CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CBA

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CBA	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.211 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fd0',
    500: '#842cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cba;
$custom-light: #ad6fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.183,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49494,
    "c": 0.21076,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CBA

secondary

#97CA78

accent

#E54381

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CBA

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

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