#842DCC#842DCC

#842DCC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.227 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DCC
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 77.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 63.35, -66.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 91.49, 313.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1266 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.227 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3507, 11.1420, 58.1408)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DCC #75CC2D

analogous

#352DCC #842DCC #CC2DC5

triadic

#842DCC #CC842D #2DCC84

tetradic

#842DCC #CC352D #75CC2D #2DC5CC

square

#842DCC #CC352D #75CC2D #2DC5CC

split-complementary

#842DCC #C5CC2D #2DCC35

monochromatic

#431768 #64229A #842DCC #A15BDB #BE8DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#842DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#842DCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DCC

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DCC	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76577C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.227 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae70dd',
    500: '#842dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842dcc;
$custom-light: #ae70dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.83,
    "s": 63.855,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51,
    "c": 0.22686,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DCC

secondary

#A7D085

accent

#E7418C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DCC

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

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