#842FB5#842FB5

#842FB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.203 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842FB5
RGB	rgb(132, 47, 181)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 74%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 57.50, -54.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 79.55, 316.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1298 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.203 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8711, 10.2752, 44.6963)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842FB5 #60B52F

analogous

#412FB5 #842FB5 #B52FA3

triadic

#842FB5 #B5842F #2FB584

tetradic

#842FB5 #B5412F #60B52F #2FA3B5

square

#842FB5 #B5412F #60B52F #2FA3B5

split-complementary

#842FB5 #A3B52F #2FB541

monochromatic

#3D1654 #612284 #842FB5 #A250D1 #BC80DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#842FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#842FB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842FB5

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842FB5	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D5BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D4E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 47, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.203 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac70cc',
    500: '#842fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842fb5;
$custom-light: #ac70cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.06,
    "s": 58.772,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49406,
    "c": 0.20276,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842FB5

secondary

#95C779

accent

#E2467F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842FB5

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

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