#842DA8#842DA8

#842DA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.193 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DA8
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 168)
HSL	hsl(282, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 73.2%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 55.54, -49.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 74.17, 318.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.1337 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.193 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5208, 9.6100, 37.9702)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#842DA8 #51A82D

analogous

#472DA8 #842DA8 #A82D8F

triadic

#842DA8 #A8842D #2DA884

tetradic

#842DA8 #A8472D #51A82D #2D8FA8

square

#842DA8 #A8472D #51A82D #2D8FA8

split-complementary

#842DA8 #8FA82D #2DA847

monochromatic

#381347 #5E2078 #842DA8 #A545CD #BD75DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#842DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#842DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DA8

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DA8	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)

#0053AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2559A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#804868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.193 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6ec3',
    500: '#842da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842da8;
$custom-light: #ac6ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.439,
    "s": 57.746,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48266,
    "c": 0.19266,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DA8

secondary

#87C26F

accent

#E14774

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DA8

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

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