#842CAB#842CAB

#842CAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.197 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842CAB
RGB	rgb(132, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, 56.56, -50.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 76.06, 318.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% 0.1343 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.197 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7658, 9.6477, 39.4465)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842CAB #53AB2C

analogous

#452CAB #842CAB #AB2C93

triadic

#842CAB #AB842C #2CAB84

tetradic

#842CAB #AB452C #53AB2C #2C93AB

square

#842CAB #AB452C #53AB2C #2C93AB

split-complementary

#842CAB #93AB2C #2CAB45

monochromatic

#39134A #5E1F7A #842CAB #A545CF #BC76DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#842CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#842CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842CAB

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842CAB	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F59A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#804869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.197 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ec5',
    500: '#842cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842cab;
$custom-light: #ac6ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.575,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48382,
    "c": 0.19663,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842CAB

secondary

#89C36F

accent

#E24676

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842CAB

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

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