#842FB8#842FB8

#842FB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.206 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842FB8
RGB	rgb(132, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 74.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 58.15, -56.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 81.00, 315.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1293 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.206 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1822, 10.3996, 46.3349)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842FB8 #63B82F

analogous

#3F2FB8 #842FB8 #B82FA7

triadic

#842FB8 #B8842F #2FB884

tetradic

#842FB8 #B83F2F #63B82F #2FA7B8

square

#842FB8 #B83F2F #63B82F #2FA7B8

split-complementary

#842FB8 #A7B82F #2FB83F

monochromatic

#3E1657 #612387 #842FB8 #A252D3 #BC82DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#842FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#842FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842FB8

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842FB8	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C4F71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.206 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70ce',
    500: '#842fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842fb8;
$custom-light: #ad70ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.226,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4963,
    "c": 0.20566,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842FB8

secondary

#98C87B

accent

#E24581

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842FB8

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

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