#842E8A#842E8A

#842E8A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.164 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E8A
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 138)
HSL	hsl(296, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(296, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 49.17, -33.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 59.63, 325.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.1342 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.164 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0798, 8.6954, 24.9239)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E8A #348A2E

analogous

#562E8A #842E8A #8A2E62

triadic

#842E8A #8A842E #2E8A84

tetradic

#842E8A #8A562E #348A2E #2E628A

square

#842E8A #8A562E #348A2E #2E628A

split-complementary

#842E8A #628A2E #2E8A56

monochromatic

#2C0F2E #581F5C #842E8A #B03DB8 #C566CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#842E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#842E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E8A

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E8A	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C4C8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#873C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.164 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6eac',
    500: '#842e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e8a;
$custom-light: #ab6eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.087,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46413,
    "c": 0.16362,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E8A

secondary

#66B361

accent

#DA4E57

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF4

border

#CEC7CE

text

#100810

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E8A

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

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