#842FAF#842FAF

#842FAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.197 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842FAF
RGB	rgb(132, 47, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 73.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, 56.21, -52.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 76.64, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.1308 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.197 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.2687, 10.0342, 41.5236)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842FAF #5AAF2F

analogous

#442FAF #842FAF #AF2F9A

triadic

#842FAF #AF842F #2FAF84

tetradic

#842FAF #AF442F #5AAF2F #2F9AAF

square

#842FAF #AF442F #5AAF2F #2F9AAF

split-complementary

#842FAF #9AAF2F #2FAF44

monochromatic

#3B154F #60227F #842FAF #A34CCF #BC7CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#842FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#842FAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842FAF

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842FAF	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F4C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 47, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.197 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac70c8',
    500: '#842faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842faf;
$custom-light: #ac70c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.844,
    "s": 57.658,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48968,
    "c": 0.197,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842FAF

secondary

#90C475

accent

#E1477B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842FAF

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

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