#842CC5#842CC5

#842CC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.221 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CC5
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 197)
HSL	hsl(275, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 77.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, 62.16, -63.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 88.54, 314.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.1292 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.221 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4922, 10.7383, 53.8056)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CC5 #6DC52C

analogous

#382CC5 #842CC5 #C52CB9

triadic

#842CC5 #C5842C #2CC584

tetradic

#842CC5 #C5382C #6DC52C #2CB9C5

square

#842CC5 #C5382C #6DC52C #2CB9C5

split-complementary

#842CC5 #B9C52C #2CC538

monochromatic

#411661 #622193 #842CC5 #A155D9 #BD87E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#842CC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#842CC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CC5

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CC5	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.221 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6fd8',
    500: '#842cc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cc5;
$custom-light: #ae6fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.51,
    "s": 63.485,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5035,
    "c": 0.22117,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CC5

secondary

#A0CE7F

accent

#E74187

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CC5

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

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