#842E99#842E99

#842E99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.177 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E99
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 153)
HSL	hsl(288, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(288, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.29, 52.07, -41.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.29, 66.57, 321.46°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.134 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.177 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2417, 9.1602, 31.0434)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#842E99 #43992E

analogous

#4F2E99 #842E99 #992E79

triadic

#842E99 #99842E #2E9984

tetradic

#842E99 #994F2E #43992E #2E7999

square

#842E99 #994F2E #43992E #2E7999

split-complementary

#842E99 #79992E #2E994F

monochromatic

#33123B #5B206A #842E99 #AB3FC5 #C06ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#842E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#842E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E99

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E99	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.177 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6eb8',
    500: '#842e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e99;
$custom-light: #ab6eb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.224,
    "s": 53.769,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4735,
    "c": 0.17737,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E99

secondary

#78BB68

accent

#DD4B67

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#100811

muted

#7F7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E99

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

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