#842E98#842E98

#842E98 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.176 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E98
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 152)
HSL	hsl(289, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(289, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 69.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.23, 51.87, -40.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.23, 66.10, 321.70°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.1341 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.176 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1595, 9.1273, 30.6102)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#842E98 #42982E

analogous

#4F2E98 #842E98 #982E77

triadic

#842E98 #98842E #2E9884

tetradic

#842E98 #984F2E #42982E #2E7798

square

#842E98 #984F2E #42982E #2E7798

split-complementary

#842E98 #77982E #2E984F

monochromatic

#32123A #5B2069 #842E98 #AB3EC5 #C06DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#842E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#842E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E98

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E98	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84425F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.176 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6eb7',
    500: '#842e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e98;
$custom-light: #ab6eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.679,
    "s": 53.535,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47285,
    "c": 0.17643,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E98

secondary

#77BA68

accent

#DD4B66

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#100811

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E98

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

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