#842FC9#842FC9

#842FC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.222 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842FC9
RGB	rgb(132, 47, 201)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 76.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 61.92, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 89.22, 313.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% 0.1257 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.222 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0724, 11.1557, 56.2901)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842FC9 #74C92F

analogous

#372FC9 #842FC9 #C92FC1

triadic

#842FC9 #C9842F #2FC984

tetradic

#842FC9 #C9372F #74C92F #2FC1C9

square

#842FC9 #C9372F #74C92F #2FC1C9

split-complementary

#842FC9 #C1C92F #2FC937

monochromatic

#431866 #632397 #842FC9 #A15CD9 #BE8EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#842FC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#842FC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842FC9

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842FC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842FC9	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77577B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842fc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 47, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.222 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae71da',
    500: '#842fc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842fc9;
$custom-light: #ae71da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842fc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.117,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50942,
    "c": 0.22205,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842FC9

secondary

#A6CF85

accent

#E5438B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #842FC9

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

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