#842ED0#842ED0

#842ED0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.230 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ED0
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 208)
HSL	hsl(272, 64%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 78%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 77.9%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 63.88, -67.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 93.01, 313.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1248 -0.1929)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.23 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8752, 11.4136, 60.7129)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ED0 #7AD02E

analogous

#332ED0 #842ED0 #D02ECB

triadic

#842ED0 #D0842E #2ED084

tetradic

#842ED0 #D0332E #7AD02E #2ECBD0

square

#842ED0 #D0332E #7AD02E #2ECBD0

split-complementary

#842ED0 #CBD02E #2ED033

monochromatic

#44186C #64239E #842ED0 #A15FDC #BF92E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#842ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#842ED0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ED0

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ED0	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#74597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.230 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae71df',
    500: '#842ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ed0;
$custom-light: #ae71df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.852,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51414,
    "c": 0.22975,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ED0

secondary

#ABD288

accent

#E7418F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ED0

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

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