#842DBD#842DBD

#842DBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.213 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DBD
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(276, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 60.03, -59.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 84.28, 315.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.1301 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.213 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6375, 10.4567, 49.1181)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DBD #66BD2D

analogous

#3C2DBD #842DBD #BD2DAE

triadic

#842DBD #BD842D #2DBD84

tetradic

#842DBD #BD3C2D #66BD2D #2DAEBD

square

#842DBD #BD3C2D #66BD2D #2DAEBD

split-complementary

#842DBD #AEBD2D #2DBD3C

monochromatic

#3F155A #61218C #842DBD #A152D6 #BC83E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#842DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#842DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DBD

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DBD	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.213 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fd2',
    500: '#842dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842dbd;
$custom-light: #ad6fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.25,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49817,
    "c": 0.21258,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DBD

secondary

#9BCB7B

accent

#E54383

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DBD

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

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