#842CBD#842CBD

#842CBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.214 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CBD
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(276, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 60.41, -59.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 84.70, 315.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.131 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.214 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5998, 10.3813, 49.1055)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CBD #65BD2C

analogous

#3B2CBD #842CBD #BD2CAD

triadic

#842CBD #BD842C #2CBD84

tetradic

#842CBD #BD3B2C #65BD2C #2CADBD

square

#842CBD #BD3B2C #65BD2C #2CADBD

split-complementary

#842CBD #ADBD2C #2CBD3B

monochromatic

#3F155A #61208B #842CBD #A150D6 #BC82E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#842CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#842CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CBD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CBD	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.214 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fd2',
    500: '#842cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cbd;
$custom-light: #ad6fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.414,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49724,
    "c": 0.21359,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CBD

secondary

#9ACB7A

accent

#E54282

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CBD

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

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