#842E9F#842E9F

#842E9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.183 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E9F
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 159)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 71.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, 53.28, -44.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 69.41, 320.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.75% 0.1336 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(47.75% 0.183 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7498, 9.3634, 33.7192)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E9F #499F2E

analogous

#4C2E9F #842E9F #9F2E81

triadic

#842E9F #9F842E #2E9F84

tetradic

#842E9F #9F4C2E #499F2E #2E819F

square

#842E9F #9F4C2E #499F2E #2E819F

split-complementary

#842E9F #819F2E #2E9F4C

monochromatic

#351340 #5D2070 #842E9F #A842C8 #BE71D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#842E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#842E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E9F

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E9F	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30599C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.183 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6fbc',
    500: '#842e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e9f;
$custom-light: #ab6fbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.664,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47748,
    "c": 0.18298,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E9F

secondary

#7FBE6B

accent

#DE496D

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF6

border

#CFC7D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E9F

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

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