#842EBC#842EBC

#842EBC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.211 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EBC
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 188)
HSL	hsl(276, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(276, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 75.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 59.42, -58.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 83.37, 315.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.1294 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.211 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5679, 10.4907, 48.5613)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EBC #66BC2E

analogous

#3D2EBC #842EBC #BC2EAD

triadic

#842EBC #BC842E #2EBC84

tetradic

#842EBC #BC3D2E #66BC2E #2EADBC

square

#842EBC #BC3D2E #66BC2E #2EADBC

split-complementary

#842EBC #ADBC2E #2EBC3D

monochromatic

#3F165A #61228B #842EBC #A152D5 #BC84E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#842EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#842EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EBC

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EBC	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.211 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70d1',
    500: '#842ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ebc;
$custom-light: #ad70d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.338,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49835,
    "c": 0.21058,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EBC

secondary

#9BCA7C

accent

#E44483

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EBC

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

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