#842DB8#842DB8

#842DB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.208 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DB8
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 58.94, -56.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 81.87, 316.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1311 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.208 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1041, 10.2434, 46.3089)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DB8 #61B82D

analogous

#3E2DB8 #842DB8 #B82DA7

triadic

#842DB8 #B8842D #2DB884

tetradic

#842DB8 #B83E2D #61B82D #2DA7B8

square

#842DB8 #B83E2D #61B82D #2DA7B8

split-complementary

#842DB8 #A7B82D #2DB83E

monochromatic

#3D1556 #612187 #842DB8 #A24ED4 #BC80E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#842DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#842DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DB8

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DB8	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.208 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fce',
    500: '#842db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842db8;
$custom-light: #ad6fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.554,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49436,
    "c": 0.20782,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DB8

secondary

#96C978

accent

#E44480

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DB8

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

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