#842ECF#842ECF

#842ECF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.229 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ECF
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 64%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 78%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 63.65, -67.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 92.53, 313.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1251 -0.1916)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.229 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7525, 11.3645, 60.0670)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ECF #79CF2E

analogous

#342ECF #842ECF #CF2EC9

triadic

#842ECF #CF842E #2ECF84

tetradic

#842ECF #CF342E #79CF2E #2EC9CF

square

#842ECF #CF342E #79CF2E #2EC9CF

split-complementary

#842ECF #C9CF2E #2ECF34

monochromatic

#44186B #64239D #842ECF #A15FDB #BF91E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#842ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#842ECF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ECF

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ECF	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.229 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae71df',
    500: '#842ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ecf;
$custom-light: #ae71df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.05,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51333,
    "c": 0.22879,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ECF

secondary

#AAD188

accent

#E7418E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ECF

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

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