#842CBF#842CBF

#842CBF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.215 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CBF
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(276, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 77%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 60.84, -60.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 85.66, 315.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1306 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.215 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8184, 10.4687, 50.2567)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CBF #67BF2C

analogous

#3A2CBF #842CBF #BF2CB0

triadic

#842CBF #BF842C #2CBF84

tetradic

#842CBF #BF3A2C #67BF2C #2CB0BF

square

#842CBF #BF3A2C #67BF2C #2CB0BF

split-complementary

#842CBF #B0BF2C #2CBF3A

monochromatic

#3F155C #62218D #842CBF #A151D7 #BC83E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#842CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#842CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CBF

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CBF	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.215 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fd3',
    500: '#842cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cbf;
$custom-light: #ad6fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.918,
    "s": 62.553,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49879,
    "c": 0.21549,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CBF

secondary

#9BCC7B

accent

#E64284

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CBF

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

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