#842E8B#842E8B

#842E8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.165 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E8B
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 139)
HSL	hsl(295, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 66.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.45, 49.35, -34.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.45, 60.08, 325.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% 0.1342 -0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.165 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1525, 8.7245, 25.3070)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E8B #358B2E

analogous

#562E8B #842E8B #8B2E64

triadic

#842E8B #8B842E #2E8B84

tetradic

#842E8B #8B562E #358B2E #2E648B

square

#842E8B #8B562E #358B2E #2E648B

split-complementary

#842E8B #648B2E #2E8B56

monochromatic

#2D102F #581F5D #842E8B #B03DB9 #C567CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#842E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#842E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E8B

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E8B	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B4D8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#873C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.165 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6ead',
    500: '#842e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e8b;
$custom-light: #ab6ead;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.484,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46473,
    "c": 0.16452,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E8B

secondary

#68B361

accent

#DA4E59

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF4

border

#CEC7CE

text

#100810

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E8B

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

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