#842EC2#842EC2

#842EC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.216 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EC2
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 76.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 60.74, -61.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 86.27, 314.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.1282 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.216 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2282, 10.7548, 52.0387)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EC2 #6CC22E

analogous

#3A2EC2 #842EC2 #C22EB6

triadic

#842EC2 #C2842E #2EC284

tetradic

#842EC2 #C23A2E #6CC22E #2EB6C2

square

#842EC2 #C23A2E #6CC22E #2EB6C2

split-complementary

#842EC2 #B6C22E #2EC23A

monochromatic

#41175F #622291 #842EC2 #A156D7 #BD88E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#842EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#842EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EC2

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EC2	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.216 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70d5',
    500: '#842ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ec2;
$custom-light: #ad70d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.865,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50298,
    "c": 0.21632,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EC2

secondary

#A0CC7F

accent

#E54387

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EC2

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

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