#842EB8#842EB8

#842EB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.207 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EB8
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(277, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 58.55, -56.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 81.44, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.1302 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.207 309)
XYZ	xyz(19.1427, 10.3206, 46.3217)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EB8 #62B82E

analogous

#3F2EB8 #842EB8 #B82EA7

triadic

#842EB8 #B8842E #2EB884

tetradic

#842EB8 #B83F2E #62B82E #2EA7B8

square

#842EB8 #B83F2E #62B82E #2EA7B8

split-complementary

#842EB8 #A7B82E #2EB83F

monochromatic

#3E1656 #612287 #842EB8 #A250D3 #BC81DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#842EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#842EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EB8

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EB8	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4F71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.207 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70ce',
    500: '#842eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842eb8;
$custom-light: #ad70ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49532,
    "c": 0.20675,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.1032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EB8

secondary

#97C879

accent

#E34580

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EB8

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

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