#842EB4#842EB4

#842EB4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.203 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EB4
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 57.68, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 79.51, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1309 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.203 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7293, 10.1552, 44.1447)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EB4 #5EB42E

analogous

#412EB4 #842EB4 #B42EA1

triadic

#842EB4 #B4842E #2EB484

tetradic

#842EB4 #B4412E #5EB42E #2EA1B4

square

#842EB4 #B4412E #5EB42E #2EA1B4

split-complementary

#842EB4 #A1B42E #2EB441

monochromatic

#3D1553 #602283 #842EB4 #A24ED2 #BC7EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#842EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#842EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EB4

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EB4	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E5BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.203 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fcb',
    500: '#842eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842eb4;
$custom-light: #ac6fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.507,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49233,
    "c": 0.20291,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EB4

secondary

#94C777

accent

#E2457E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EB4

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

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