#842CBB#842CBB

#842CBB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.212 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CBB
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 59.97, -58.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 83.74, 315.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.1314 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.212 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3842, 10.2951, 47.9701)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CBB #63BB2C

analogous

#3C2CBB #842CBB #BB2CAA

triadic

#842CBB #BB842C #2CBB84

tetradic

#842CBB #BB3C2C #63BB2C #2CAABB

square

#842CBB #BB3C2C #63BB2C #2CAABB

split-complementary

#842CBB #AABB2C #2CBB3C

monochromatic

#3E1558 #612089 #842CBB #A24FD6 #BC80E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#842CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#842CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CBB

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CBB	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B4F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.212 308.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4957,
    "c": 0.21171,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CBB

secondary

#98CA79

accent

#E54381

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CBB

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

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