#842DB6#842DB6

#842DB6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.206 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DB6
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 182)
HSL	hsl(278, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 58.51, -55.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 80.91, 316.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.1315 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.206 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8959, 10.1601, 45.2126)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DB6 #5FB62D

analogous

#402DB6 #842DB6 #B62DA4

triadic

#842DB6 #B6842D #2DB684

tetradic

#842DB6 #B6402D #5FB62D #2DA4B6

square

#842DB6 #B6402D #5FB62D #2DA4B6

split-complementary

#842DB6 #A4B62D #2DB640

monochromatic

#3D1554 #602185 #842DB6 #A24DD3 #BC7EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#842DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#842DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DB6

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DB6	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#025BB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.206 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fcd',
    500: '#842db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842db6;
$custom-light: #ad6fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.102,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49285,
    "c": 0.20592,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DB6

secondary

#94C877

accent

#E3447E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DB6

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

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