#842EB2#842EB2

#842EB2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.201 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EB2
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 57.25, -53.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 78.54, 316.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.1313 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.201 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5270, 10.0743, 43.0794)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EB2 #5CB22E

analogous

#422EB2 #842EB2 #B22E9E

triadic

#842EB2 #B2842E #2EB284

tetradic

#842EB2 #B2422E #5CB22E #2E9EB2

square

#842EB2 #B2422E #5CB22E #2E9EB2

split-complementary

#842EB2 #9EB22E #2EB242

monochromatic

#3C1551 #602181 #842EB2 #A34CD1 #BC7DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#842EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#842EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EB2

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EB2	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#145BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4C6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.201 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fca',
    500: '#842eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842eb2;
$custom-light: #ac6fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.091,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49086,
    "c": 0.20101,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EB2

secondary

#92C676

accent

#E2467C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EB2

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

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