#842D8D#842D8D

#842D8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.168 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842D8D
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 141)
HSL	hsl(294, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 50.16, -35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 61.48, 324.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.1354 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.168 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2614, 8.7063, 26.0708)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842D8D #368D2D

analogous

#542D8D #842D8D #8D2D66

triadic

#842D8D #8D842D #2D8D84

tetradic

#842D8D #8D542D #368D2D #2D668D

square

#842D8D #8D542D #368D2D #2D668D

split-complementary

#842D8D #668D2D #2D8D54

monochromatic

#2D0F30 #591E5F #842D8D #AF3CBB #C466CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#842D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#842D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842D8D

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842D8D	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#164D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D578B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#863C59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.168 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6daf',
    500: '#842d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842d8d;
$custom-light: #ab6daf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.375,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46485,
    "c": 0.16768,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842D8D

secondary

#69B561

accent

#DB4D5A

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF4

border

#CEC7CE

text

#100710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #842D8D

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

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