#842DB7#842DB7

#842DB7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.207 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DB7
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 183)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 75.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 58.72, -56.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 81.39, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1313 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.207 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9996, 10.2016, 45.7588)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DB7 #60B72D

analogous

#3F2DB7 #842DB7 #B72DA5

triadic

#842DB7 #B7842D #2DB784

tetradic

#842DB7 #B73F2D #60B72D #2DA5B7

square

#842DB7 #B73F2D #60B72D #2DA5B7

split-complementary

#842DB7 #A5B72D #2DB73F

monochromatic

#3D1555 #612186 #842DB7 #A24ED3 #BC7FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#842DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#842DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DB7

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DB7	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.207 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fcd',
    500: '#842db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842db7;
$custom-light: #ad6fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.826,
    "s": 60.526,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4936,
    "c": 0.20687,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DB7

secondary

#95C878

accent

#E4447F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DB7

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

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