#842C8A#842C8A

#842C8A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.166 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842C8A
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 138)
HSL	hsl(296, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(296, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 68.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 50.01, -34.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 60.60, 325.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.1365 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.166 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0035, 8.5428, 24.8985)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842C8A #328A2C

analogous

#552C8A #842C8A #8A2C61

triadic

#842C8A #8A842C #2C8A84

tetradic

#842C8A #8A552C #328A2C #2C618A

square

#842C8A #8A552C #328A2C #2C618A

split-complementary

#842C8A #618A2C #2C8A55

monochromatic

#2B0E2D #581D5C #842C8A #B03BB8 #C763CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#842C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#842C8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842C8A

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842C8A	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194C8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#873A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.166 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6dac',
    500: '#842c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842c8a;
$custom-light: #ab6dac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.17,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46195,
    "c": 0.16634,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842C8A

secondary

#64B45E

accent

#DB4D56

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF4

border

#CEC7CE

text

#100710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #842C8A

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

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