#842DB3#842DB3

#842DB3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.203 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DB3
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 57.86, -54.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 79.46, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% 0.132 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.203 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5892, 10.0374, 43.5972)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DB3 #5CB32D

analogous

#412DB3 #842DB3 #B32D9F

triadic

#842DB3 #B3842D #2DB384

tetradic

#842DB3 #B3412D #5CB32D #2D9FB3

square

#842DB3 #B3412D #5CB32D #2D9FB3

split-complementary

#842DB3 #9FB32D #2DB341

monochromatic

#3C1451 #602182 #842DB3 #A34BD2 #BC7CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#842DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#842DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DB3

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DB3	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E5BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4C6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.203 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fcb',
    500: '#842db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842db3;
$custom-light: #ac6fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.955,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49062,
    "c": 0.20307,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DB3

secondary

#92C775

accent

#E3457C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DB3

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

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