#843BC9#843BC9
#843BC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.209 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #843BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 59, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.3%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.61, 56.89, -61.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.61, 83.68, 312.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.19% 0.1147 -0.1746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.19% 0.209 303.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6198, 12.2505, 56.4726) |
| Luminance | 0.1225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.62
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.66
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.21
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.35
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.58
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#843BC9 #80C93B
analogous
#3D3BC9 #843BC9 #C93BC7
triadic
#843BC9 #C9843B #3BC984
tetradic
#843BC9 #C93D3B #80C93B #3BC7C9
square
#843BC9 #C93D3B #80C93B #3BC7C9
split-complementary
#843BC9 #C7C93B #3BC93D
monochromatic
#461E6C #652B9C #843BC9 #A26BD6 #C09BE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#843BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#843BC9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #843BC9
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##843BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##843BC9 | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0062C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#765D7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #843bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 59, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.209 303.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad77da',
500: '#843bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #843bc9; $custom-light: #ad77da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#843bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 59,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.845,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52192,
"c": 0.20894,
"h": 303.3
},
"luminance": 0.12251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#843BC9
secondary
#AFCF90
accent
#E04892
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83