#842EA2#842EA2

#842EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.186 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EA2
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(284, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 53.89, -45.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 70.84, 319.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.95% 0.1333 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(47.95% 0.186 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0133, 9.4688, 35.1069)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EA2 #4CA22E

analogous

#4A2EA2 #842EA2 #A22E86

triadic

#842EA2 #A2842E #2EA284

tetradic

#842EA2 #A24A2E #4CA22E #2E86A2

square

#842EA2 #A24A2E #4CA22E #2E86A2

split-complementary

#842EA2 #86A22E #2EA24A

monochromatic

#361343 #5D2072 #842EA2 #A743CA #BD73D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#842EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#842EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EA2

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EA2	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D599F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824665

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.186 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab6fbe',
    500: '#842ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ea2;
$custom-light: #ab6fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.483,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47951,
    "c": 0.18581,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EA2

secondary

#82BF6D

accent

#DF4970

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EDF7

border

#CFC8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EA2

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

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