#842AA0#842AA0

#842AA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.189 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AA0
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 55.08, -45.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 71.70, 320.20°)
OKLab	oklab(47.41% 0.1376 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(47.41% 0.189 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6879, 9.1002, 34.1284)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AA0 #46A02A

analogous

#492AA0 #842AA0 #A02A81

triadic

#842AA0 #A0842A #2AA084

tetradic

#842AA0 #A0492A #46A02A #2A81A0

square

#842AA0 #A0492A #46A02A #2A81A0

split-complementary

#842AA0 #81A02A #2AA049

monochromatic

#34113F #5C1D70 #842AA0 #A93CCC #BF6CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#842AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#842AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AA0

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AA0	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B589D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.189 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6dbd',
    500: '#842aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842aa0;
$custom-light: #ac6dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.763,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47414,
    "c": 0.18872,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AA0

secondary

#7CBF67

accent

#E2466B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF6

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AA0

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

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