#842CAA#842CAA

#842CAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.196 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CAA
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 56.35, -50.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 75.58, 318.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.1344 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.196 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.6708, 9.6097, 38.9464)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CAA #52AA2C

analogous

#452CAA #842CAA #AA2C91

triadic

#842CAA #AA842C #2CAA84

tetradic

#842CAA #AA452C #52AA2C #2C91AA

square

#842CAA #AA452C #52AA2C #2C91AA

split-complementary

#842CAA #91AA2C #2CAA45

monochromatic

#391349 #5E1F79 #842CAA #A544CF #BC75DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#842CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#842CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CAA

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CAA	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2059A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#804869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.196 313.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.905,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4831,
    "c": 0.19569,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CAA

secondary

#88C36F

accent

#E24675

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CAA

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

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