#842EC3#842EC3

#842EC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.217 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EC3
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(275, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.3%, 76.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 60.97, -61.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 86.75, 314.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.128 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.217 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3409, 10.7998, 52.6322)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EC3 #6DC32E

analogous

#3A2EC3 #842EC3 #C32EB8

triadic

#842EC3 #C3842E #2EC384

tetradic

#842EC3 #C33A2E #6DC32E #2EB8C3

square

#842EC3 #C33A2E #6DC32E #2EB8C3

split-complementary

#842EC3 #B8C32E #2EC33A

monochromatic

#411760 #622291 #842EC3 #A157D7 #BD88E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#842EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#842EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EC3

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EC3	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.217 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70d6',
    500: '#842ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ec3;
$custom-light: #ad70d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.631,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50376,
    "c": 0.21728,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EC3

secondary

#A0CD80

accent

#E54387

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EC3

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

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