#842497#842497

#842497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.187 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842497
RGB	rgb(132, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(290, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(290, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.81, 55.53, -42.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.81, 70.01, 322.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.1443 -0.1195)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.187 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.7318, 8.4025, 30.0653)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842497 #379724

analogous

#4B2497 #842497 #972471

triadic

#842497 #978424 #249784

tetradic

#842497 #974B24 #379724 #247197

square

#842497 #974B24 #379724 #247197

split-complementary

#842497 #719724 #24974B

monochromatic

#2E0C34 #591866 #842497 #AF30C8 #C45DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#842497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#842497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842497

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842497	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#853B5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.187 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6ab6',
    500: '#842497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842497;
$custom-light: #ab6ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.087,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46251,
    "c": 0.1874,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842497

secondary

#6ABD5A

accent

#E5435E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF6

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #842497

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

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