#842CA4#842CA4

#842CA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.190 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CA4
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 164)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.72, 55.11, -47.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.72, 72.71, 319.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.1352 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.19 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1162, 9.3879, 36.0252)
Luminance	0.0939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CA4 #4CA42C

analogous

#482CA4 #842CA4 #A42C88

triadic

#842CA4 #A4842C #2CA484

tetradic

#842CA4 #A4482C #4CA42C #2C88A4

square

#842CA4 #A4482C #4CA42C #2C88A4

split-complementary

#842CA4 #88A42C #2CA448

monochromatic

#361243 #5D1F74 #842CA4 #A741CC #BD71D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#842CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#842CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CA4

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CA4	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2959A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.190 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ec0',
    500: '#842ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ca4;
$custom-light: #ac6ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47886,
    "c": 0.19008,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CA4

secondary

#82C06B

accent

#E14770

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF7

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CA4

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

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