#842CC3#842CC3

#842CC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.219 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CC3
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.3%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 61.72, -62.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 87.58, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.1296 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.219 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2646, 10.6472, 52.6067)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CC3 #6BC32C

analogous

#392CC3 #842CC3 #C32CB7

triadic

#842CC3 #C3842C #2CC384

tetradic

#842CC3 #C3392C #6BC32C #2CB7C3

square

#842CC3 #C3392C #6BC32C #2CB7C3

split-complementary

#842CC3 #B7C32C #2CC339

monochromatic

#40155F #622191 #842CC3 #A154D8 #BC86E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#842CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#842CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CC3

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CC3	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.219 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6fd6',
    500: '#842cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cc3;
$custom-light: #ae6fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.967,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50192,
    "c": 0.21928,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CC3

secondary

#9FCD7E

accent

#E64286

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CC3

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

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