#842E9C#842E9C

#842E9C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.180 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E9C
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 156)
HSL	hsl(287, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(287, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.48, 52.67, -42.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.48, 67.99, 320.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% 0.1338 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.18 318)
XYZ	xyz(16.4926, 9.2605, 32.3648)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E9C #469C2E

analogous

#4D2E9C #842E9C #9C2E7D

triadic

#842E9C #9C842E #2E9C84

tetradic

#842E9C #9C4D2E #469C2E #2E7D9C

square

#842E9C #9C4D2E #469C2E #2E7D9C

split-complementary

#842E9C #7D9C2E #2E9C4D

monochromatic

#34123D #5C206D #842E9C #A940C7 #BF70D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#842E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#842E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E9C

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E9C	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.180 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6eba',
    500: '#842e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e9c;
$custom-light: #ab6eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.909,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47548,
    "c": 0.18016,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.0926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E9C

secondary

#7CBC6A

accent

#DE4A6A

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E9C

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

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