#842ED7#842ED7

#842ED7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.236 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842ED7
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 215)
HSL	hsl(271, 68%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 79%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 78.6%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 65.46, -70.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 96.35, 312.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1229 -0.202)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.236 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7554, 11.7657, 65.3490)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842ED7 #81D72E

analogous

#2F2ED7 #842ED7 #D72ED5

triadic

#842ED7 #D7842E #2ED784

tetradic

#842ED7 #D72F2E #81D72E #2ED5D7

square

#842ED7 #D72F2E #81D72E #2ED5D7

split-complementary

#842ED7 #D5D72E #2ED72F

monochromatic

#461674 #6520A8 #842ED7 #A261E1 #C095EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#842ED7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#842ED7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842ED7

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842ED7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842ED7	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ed7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.236 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af71e4',
    500: '#842ed7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ed7;
$custom-light: #af71e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ed7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.533,
    "s": 67.871,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51991,
    "c": 0.23645,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842ED7

secondary

#B0D68B

accent

#EB3D92

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#110816

muted

#807B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #842ED7

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

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