#842EB3#842EB3

#842EB3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.202 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EB3
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 57.47, -54.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 79.02, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1311 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.202 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6278, 10.1146, 43.6101)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EB3 #5DB32E

analogous

#422EB3 #842EB3 #B32EA0

triadic

#842EB3 #B3842E #2EB384

tetradic

#842EB3 #B3422E #5DB32E #2EA0B3

square

#842EB3 #B3422E #5DB32E #2EA0B3

split-complementary

#842EB3 #A0B32E #2EB342

monochromatic

#3C1552 #602182 #842EB3 #A24DD1 #BC7EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#842EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#842EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EB3

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EB3	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#115BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4D6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.202 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fcb',
    500: '#842eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842eb3;
$custom-light: #ac6fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.797,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49159,
    "c": 0.20196,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EB3

secondary

#93C676

accent

#E2467D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EB3

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

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