#842AAD#842AAD

#842AAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.201 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842AAD
RGB	rgb(132, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 57.74, -52.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 77.87, 317.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% 0.1358 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.201 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8851, 9.5791, 40.4339)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842AAD #53AD2A

analogous

#422AAD #842AAD #AD2A95

triadic

#842AAD #AD842A #2AAD84

tetradic

#842AAD #AD422A #53AD2A #2A95AD

square

#842AAD #AD422A #53AD2A #2A95AD

split-complementary

#842AAD #95AD2A #2AAD42

monochromatic

#39124B #5E1E7C #842AAD #A543D1 #BC74DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#842AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#842AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842AAD

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842AAD	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1859AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F486A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.201 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6dc6',
    500: '#842aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842aad;
$custom-light: #ac6dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.221,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48337,
    "c": 0.2007,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842AAD

secondary

#89C56E

accent

#E44476

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842AAD

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

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