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#842BB1 Color

#842BB1 is rgb(132, 43, 177) in RGB, hsl(280, 61%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#842BB1
HEX#842BB1
RGBrgb(132, 43, 177)
HSLhsl(280, 61%, 43%)
HSVhsv(280, 76%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.203 311.3)
LABlab(36.99% 53.51 -54.42)
LCHlch(36.99% 76.32 314.52)

What #842BB1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #842BB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.95Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.66Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.78Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.99Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 13.05Purple Heart#69359CΔE 16.5

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#842BB1 Channel Values

How #842BB1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 132 · G 43 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 61% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 76% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.09:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #842BB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #842BB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #842BB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #842BB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#842BB1
Complementary
#57B12B
Analogous
#412BB1
Analogous
#B12B9A
Triadic
#B1842B
Triadic
#2BB184
Split comp.
#9AB12B
Split comp.
#2BB141

Tints & Shades of #842BB1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B36CE
#AC57D6
#BC78DE
#CA94E5
#DAB5ED
#EBD6F5

Shades

#722598
#622083
#501A6B
#401556
#2E0F3E
#1F0A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #842BB1.

How #842BB1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#842BB1
Protanopia#4545B1
Protanomaly#643CB1
Deuteranopia#5656B0
Deuteranomaly#6B48B0
Tritanopia#754E4E
Tritanomaly#7B4382
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #842BB1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-842bb1: #842BB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #842BB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-842bb1': '#842BB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.169, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_842bb1">#842BB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#842BB1"

More Purple Colors

#842BB1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8601af8200db8806ce8100b88900eb8000ff8a2be27f22fe8b72be7f01fe8e51ff7a3db8967bb69f00ffaf00fabf00ffcdb7fcdf73fff6cfff2700423900614c28825d1c6d6c3082

#842BB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #842BB1?

#842BB1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 43, 177) in RGB and hsl(280, 61%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.95.

What is the RGB value of #842BB1?

#842BB1 is rgb(132, 43, 177) — red 132, green 43, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #842BB1?

#842BB1 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #842BB1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #842BB1 scores 7.09:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #842BB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #842BB1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.66, which is visibly different.

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