#842495#842495

#842495 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.186 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842495
RGB	rgb(132, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(291, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(291, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 55.15, -41.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 69.09, 322.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.1445 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.186 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5708, 8.3381, 29.2172)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842495 #359524

analogous

#4C2495 #842495 #95246E

triadic

#842495 #958424 #249584

tetradic

#842495 #954C24 #359524 #246E95

square

#842495 #954C24 #359524 #246E95

split-complementary

#842495 #6E9524 #24954C

monochromatic

#2D0C32 #581864 #842495 #B030C6 #C55CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#842495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#842495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842495

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842495	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325592

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#853A5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.186 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6ab5',
    500: '#842495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842495;
$custom-light: #ab6ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.973,
    "s": 61.081,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46117,
    "c": 0.18567,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842495

secondary

#68BC59

accent

#E4445C

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF6

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #842495

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

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