#842CA3#842CA3

#842CA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.189 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CA3
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 163)
HSL	hsl(284, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 73%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.65, 54.90, -46.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.65, 72.23, 319.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.1353 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.189 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0262, 9.3519, 35.5515)
Luminance	0.0935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CA3 #4BA32C

analogous

#492CA3 #842CA3 #A32C86

triadic

#842CA3 #A3842C #2CA384

tetradic

#842CA3 #A3492C #4BA32C #2C86A3

square

#842CA3 #A3492C #4BA32C #2C86A3

split-complementary

#842CA3 #86A32C #2CA349

monochromatic

#361243 #5D1F73 #842CA3 #A741CC #BE71D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#842CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#842CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CA3

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CA3	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A59A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.189 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ebf',
    500: '#842ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ca3;
$custom-light: #ac6ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.37,
    "s": 57.488,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47817,
    "c": 0.18915,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CA3

secondary

#81C06B

accent

#E1476F

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF7

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CA3

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

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