#842DC9#842DC9

#842DC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.224 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DC9
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 201)
HSL	hsl(273, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 62.68, -64.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 90.06, 314.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1274 -0.1843)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.224 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9943, 10.9994, 56.2641)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DC9 #72C92D

analogous

#362DC9 #842DC9 #C92DC0

triadic

#842DC9 #C9842D #2DC984

tetradic

#842DC9 #C9362D #72C92D #2DC0C9

square

#842DC9 #C9362D #72C92D #2DC0C9

split-complementary

#842DC9 #C0C92D #2DC936

monochromatic

#421765 #632297 #842DC9 #A159DA #BD8BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#842DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#842DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DC9

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DC9	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77567B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.224 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae70da',
    500: '#842dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842dc9;
$custom-light: #ae70da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.462,
    "s": 63.415,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50759,
    "c": 0.22401,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DC9

secondary

#A4CF83

accent

#E6418A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DC9

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

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