#842DB5#842DB5

#842DB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.205 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DB5
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 181)
HSL	hsl(278, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 75.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 58.29, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 80.43, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1317 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.205 310)
XYZ	xyz(18.7929, 10.1189, 44.6703)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DB5 #5EB52D

analogous

#402DB5 #842DB5 #B52DA2

triadic

#842DB5 #B5842D #2DB584

tetradic

#842DB5 #B5402D #5EB52D #2DA2B5

square

#842DB5 #B5402D #5EB52D #2DA2B5

split-complementary

#842DB5 #A2B52D #2DB540

monochromatic

#3D1553 #602184 #842DB5 #A24DD3 #BC7EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#842DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#842DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DB5

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DB5	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#075BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.205 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fcc',
    500: '#842db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842db5;
$custom-light: #ad6fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.382,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49211,
    "c": 0.20496,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.10119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DB5

secondary

#94C776

accent

#E3447E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DB5

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

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