#842E97#842E97

#842E97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.175 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E97
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 151)
HSL	hsl(289, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(289, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 69.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.17, 51.67, -40.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.17, 65.63, 321.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% 0.1341 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.176 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.0779, 9.0947, 30.1807)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E97 #41972E

analogous

#4F2E97 #842E97 #972E75

triadic

#842E97 #97842E #2E9784

tetradic

#842E97 #974F2E #41972E #2E7597

square

#842E97 #974F2E #41972E #2E7597

split-complementary

#842E97 #75972E #2E974F

monochromatic

#321139 #5B2068 #842E97 #AC3EC4 #C06DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#842E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#842E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E97

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E97	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#024F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84415F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.175 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6eb6',
    500: '#842e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e97;
$custom-light: #ab6eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.143,
    "s": 53.299,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47221,
    "c": 0.1755,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E97

secondary

#76BA67

accent

#DD4B65

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#100811

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E97

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

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