#842ECC#842ECC

#842ECC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.226 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ECC
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 77.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 62.98, -65.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 91.09, 313.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.1258 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.226 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3893, 11.2192, 58.1537)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ECC #76CC2E

analogous

#352ECC #842ECC #CC2EC5

triadic

#842ECC #CC842E #2ECC84

tetradic

#842ECC #CC352E #76CC2E #2EC5CC

square

#842ECC #CC352E #76CC2E #2EC5CC

split-complementary

#842ECC #C5CC2E #2ECC35

monochromatic

#431768 #64239A #842ECC #A15DDA #BE8FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#842ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#842ECC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ECC

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ECC	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76587D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.226 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae71dd',
    500: '#842ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ecc;
$custom-light: #ae71dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.658,
    "s": 63.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5109,
    "c": 0.22591,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ECC

secondary

#A8D086

accent

#E6428D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ECC

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

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