#842DC2#842DC2

#842DC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.217 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DC2
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 76.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 61.12, -61.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 86.69, 314.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.129 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.217 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1896, 10.6776, 52.0258)
Luminance	0.1068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DC2 #6BC22D

analogous

#3A2DC2 #842DC2 #C22DB5

triadic

#842DC2 #C2842D #2DC284

tetradic

#842DC2 #C23A2D #6BC22D #2DB5C2

square

#842DC2 #C23A2D #6BC22D #2DB5C2

split-complementary

#842DC2 #B5C22D #2DC23A

monochromatic

#40165F #622190 #842DC2 #A155D7 #BC86E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#842DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#842DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DC2

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DC2	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.217 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70d5',
    500: '#842dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842dc2;
$custom-light: #ad70d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.034,
    "s": 62.343,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50205,
    "c": 0.21734,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DC2

secondary

#9FCD7E

accent

#E54286

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DC2

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

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