#842EA0#842EA0

#842EA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.184 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EA0
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.74, 53.48, -44.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.74, 69.89, 319.93°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.1335 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.184 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8369, 9.3983, 34.1780)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EA0 #4AA02E

analogous

#4B2EA0 #842EA0 #A02E83

triadic

#842EA0 #A0842E #2EA084

tetradic

#842EA0 #A04B2E #4AA02E #2E83A0

square

#842EA0 #A04B2E #4AA02E #2E83A0

split-complementary

#842EA0 #83A02E #2EA04B

monochromatic

#361341 #5D2070 #842EA0 #A842C9 #BE72D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#842EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#842EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EA0

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EA0	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F599D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.184 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6fbd',
    500: '#842ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ea0;
$custom-light: #ab6fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.263,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47815,
    "c": 0.18392,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EA0

secondary

#80BE6C

accent

#DF496E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5ECF6

border

#CFC7D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EA0

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

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