#842E8D#842E8D
#842E8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.166 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #842E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 46, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 67.4%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.56, 49.73, -35.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.56, 60.99, 324.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.59% 0.1342 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.59% 0.166 323.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3000, 8.7835, 26.0836) |
| Luminance | 0.0878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.54
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.37
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.60
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.32
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.41
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#842E8D #378D2E
analogous
#552E8D #842E8D #8D2E67
triadic
#842E8D #8D842E #2E8D84
tetradic
#842E8D #8D552E #378D2E #2E678D
square
#842E8D #8D552E #378D2E #2E678D
split-complementary
#842E8D #678D2E #2E8D55
monochromatic
#2E1031 #591F5F #842E8D #AF3DBB #C468CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.62
#842E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#842E8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #842E8D
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##842E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##842E8D | 1.00 | 7.62 | 2.76 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#184D90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E578B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#863D59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #842e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.166 323.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab6eaf',
500: '#842e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #842e8d; $custom-light: #ab6eaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#842e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 46,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.316,
"s": 50.802,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46594,
"c": 0.16632,
"h": 323.8
},
"luminance": 0.08783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#842E8D
secondary
#6AB562
accent
#DA4E5B
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F4ECF4
border
#CEC7CE
text
#100810
muted
#7F7B7F