#842EC5#842EC5

#842EC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.219 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EC5
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 76.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.40, 61.41, -62.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.40, 87.72, 314.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.1275 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.219 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5685, 10.8909, 53.8311)
Luminance	0.1089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EC5 #6FC52E

analogous

#382EC5 #842EC5 #C52EBB

triadic

#842EC5 #C5842E #2EC584

tetradic

#842EC5 #C5382E #6FC52E #2EBBC5

square

#842EC5 #C5382E #6FC52E #2EBBC5

split-complementary

#842EC5 #BBC52E #2EC538

monochromatic

#421762 #632293 #842EC5 #A158D8 #BD8AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#842EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#842EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EC5

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EC5	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.219 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae70d8',
    500: '#842ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ec5;
$custom-light: #ae70d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.172,
    "s": 62.14,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50533,
    "c": 0.2192,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EC5

secondary

#A2CE81

accent

#E54389

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EC5

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

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