#842BAA#842BAA

#842BAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.197 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842BAA
RGB	rgb(132, 43, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, 56.74, -50.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 76.01, 318.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.1354 -0.1429)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.197 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6340, 9.5361, 38.9342)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842BAA #51AA2B

analogous

#452BAA #842BAA #AA2B91

triadic

#842BAA #AA842B #2BAA84

tetradic

#842BAA #AA452B #51AA2B #2B91AA

square

#842BAA #AA452B #51AA2B #2B91AA

split-complementary

#842BAA #91AA2B #2BAA45

monochromatic

#381248 #5E1F79 #842BAA #A543CF #BD74DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#842BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#842BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842BAA

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842BAA	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F59A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#804769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 43, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.197 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ec4',
    500: '#842baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842baa;
$custom-light: #ac6ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.047,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48214,
    "c": 0.19682,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842BAA

secondary

#87C36E

accent

#E34574

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842BAA

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

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