#842496#842496

#842496 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.187 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842496
RGB	rgb(132, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(291, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(291, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 76%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 55.34, -42.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 69.55, 322.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.1444 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.187 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6510, 8.3701, 29.6395)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842496 #369624

analogous

#4B2496 #842496 #96246F

triadic

#842496 #968424 #249684

tetradic

#842496 #964B24 #369624 #246F96

square

#842496 #964B24 #369624 #246F96

split-complementary

#842496 #6F9624 #24964B

monochromatic

#2D0C33 #591865 #842496 #AF30C7 #C45CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#842496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#842496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842496

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842496	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315593

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#853B5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.187 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6ab5',
    500: '#842496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842496;
$custom-light: #ab6ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.526,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46184,
    "c": 0.18653,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842496

secondary

#69BD59

accent

#E4435D

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF6

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #842496

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

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