#842CA5#842CA5

#842CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.191 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CA5
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 165)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 73.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, 55.31, -47.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 73.19, 319.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% 0.1351 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.191 315)
XYZ	xyz(17.2068, 9.4241, 36.5027)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CA5 #4DA52C

analogous

#472CA5 #842CA5 #A52C89

triadic

#842CA5 #A5842C #2CA584

tetradic

#842CA5 #A5472C #4DA52C #2C89A5

square

#842CA5 #A5472C #4DA52C #2C89A5

split-complementary

#842CA5 #89A52C #2CA547

monochromatic

#371244 #5D1F75 #842CA5 #A742CD #BD72D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#842CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#842CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CA5

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CA5	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2759A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.191 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ec0',
    500: '#842ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ca5;
$custom-light: #ac6ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47956,
    "c": 0.19101,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.09424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CA5

secondary

#83C16C

accent

#E14771

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF7

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CA5

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

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