#842EE3#842EE3

#842EE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.248 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EE3
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 227)
HSL	hsl(269, 76%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 80%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 79.7%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 68.21, -75.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 102.06, 311.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1194 -0.2173)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.248 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3543, 12.4052, 73.7695)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EE3 #8DE32E

analogous

#2E32E3 #842EE3 #DE2EE3

triadic

#842EE3 #E3842E #2EE384

tetradic

#842EE3 #E32E32 #8DE32E #2EE3DE

square

#842EE3 #E32E32 #8DE32E #2EE3DE

split-complementary

#842EE3 #E3DE2E #32E32E

monochromatic

#481285 #6619BB #842EE3 #A464EA #C49AF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#842EE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#842EE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EE3

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EE3	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C618A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ee3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.248 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072ed',
    500: '#842ee3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ee3;
$custom-light: #b072ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ee3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.508,
    "s": 76.371,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53005,
    "c": 0.24795,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EE3

secondary

#B8DD90

accent

#F33599

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EE3

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

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