#842EC8#842EC8

#842EC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.222 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EC8
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 200)
HSL	hsl(274, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 77%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 62.08, -64.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 89.16, 314.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.1268 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.222 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9157, 11.0298, 55.6595)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EC8 #72C82E

analogous

#372EC8 #842EC8 #C82EBF

triadic

#842EC8 #C8842E #2EC884

tetradic

#842EC8 #C8372E #72C82E #2EBFC8

square

#842EC8 #C8372E #72C82E #2EBFC8

split-complementary

#842EC8 #BFC82E #2EC837

monochromatic

#421764 #632396 #842EC8 #A15AD9 #BD8CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#842EC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#842EC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EC8

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EC8	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77567A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ec8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.222 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae70da',
    500: '#842ec8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ec8;
$custom-light: #ae70da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ec8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.506,
    "s": 62.602,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5077,
    "c": 0.22208,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EC8

secondary

#A4CF83

accent

#E6428A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EC8

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

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