#842DA4#842DA4

#842DA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.189 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DA4
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 164)
HSL	hsl(284, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 72.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 54.71, -47.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 72.26, 319.21°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.1342 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.189 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1539, 9.4633, 36.0378)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DA4 #4DA42D

analogous

#492DA4 #842DA4 #A42D88

triadic

#842DA4 #A4842D #2DA484

tetradic

#842DA4 #A4492D #4DA42D #2D88A4

square

#842DA4 #A4492D #4DA42D #2D88A4

split-complementary

#842DA4 #88A42D #2DA449

monochromatic

#371344 #5D2074 #842DA4 #A743CB #BD73D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#842DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#842DA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DA4

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DA4	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A59A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.189 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ec0',
    500: '#842da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842da4;
$custom-light: #ac6ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.866,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47987,
    "c": 0.1889,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DA4

secondary

#83C06D

accent

#E04871

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF7

border

#CFC7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DA4

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

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