#842DB2#842DB2
#842DB2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.202 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #842DB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 45, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.84, 57.65, -53.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.84, 78.98, 316.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.99% 0.1322 -0.1529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.99% 0.202 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4884, 9.9971, 43.0665) |
| Luminance | 0.1000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.30
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.08
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.32
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.83
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.08
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#842DB2 #5BB22D
analogous
#412DB2 #842DB2 #B22D9D
triadic
#842DB2 #B2842D #2DB284
tetradic
#842DB2 #B2412D #5BB22D #2D9DB2
square
#842DB2 #B2412D #5BB22D #2D9DB2
split-complementary
#842DB2 #9DB22D #2DB241
monochromatic
#3C1450 #602181 #842DB2 #A34BD1 #BC7CDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.00
#842DB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#842DB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #842DB2
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##842DB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##842DB2 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#125AAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E4C6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #842db2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.202 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac6fca',
500: '#842db2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #842db2; $custom-light: #ac6fca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#842db2",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 45,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.248,
"s": 59.641,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48988,
"c": 0.20212,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.09997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#842DB2
secondary
#91C675
accent
#E3457C
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110813
muted
#807B82