#842EB7#842EB7

#842EB7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.206 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EB7
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 183)
HSL	hsl(278, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 74.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 58.33, -56.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 80.96, 316.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1304 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.206 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0382, 10.2788, 45.7716)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EB7 #61B72E

analogous

#3F2EB7 #842EB7 #B72EA6

triadic

#842EB7 #B7842E #2EB784

tetradic

#842EB7 #B73F2E #61B72E #2EA6B7

square

#842EB7 #B73F2E #61B72E #2EA6B7

split-complementary

#842EB7 #A6B72E #2EB73F

monochromatic

#3D1555 #612286 #842EB7 #A24FD3 #BC80DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#842EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#842EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EB7

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EB7	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#015BB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4F71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.206 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70cd',
    500: '#842eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842eb7;
$custom-light: #ad70cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.664,
    "s": 59.825,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49457,
    "c": 0.20579,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EB7

secondary

#96C879

accent

#E34580

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EB7

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

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