#842E9D#842E9D

#842E9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.181 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E9D
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.55, 52.87, -43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.55, 68.46, 320.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.61% 0.1338 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(47.61% 0.181 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.5776, 9.2946, 32.8126)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E9D #479D2E

analogous

#4C2E9D #842E9D #9D2E7F

triadic

#842E9D #9D842E #2E9D84

tetradic

#842E9D #9D4C2E #479D2E #2E7F9D

square

#842E9D #9D4C2E #479D2E #2E7F9D

split-complementary

#842E9D #7F9D2E #2E9D4C

monochromatic

#34123E #5C206E #842E9D #A941C7 #BE70D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#842E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#842E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E9D

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E9D	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32599A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.181 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6eba',
    500: '#842e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e9d;
$custom-light: #ab6eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.486,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47614,
    "c": 0.18111,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E9D

secondary

#7DBD6A

accent

#DE4A6B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF6

border

#CFC7D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E9D

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

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