#842EA4#842EA4

#842EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.188 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EA4
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 164)
HSL	hsl(284, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, 54.30, -46.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 71.80, 319.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.1331 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.188 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.1925, 9.5405, 36.0506)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EA4 #4EA42E

analogous

#492EA4 #842EA4 #A42E89

triadic

#842EA4 #A4842E #2EA484

tetradic

#842EA4 #A4492E #4EA42E #2E89A4

square

#842EA4 #A4492E #4EA42E #2E89A4

split-complementary

#842EA4 #89A42E #2EA449

monochromatic

#371344 #5E2174 #842EA4 #A645CB #BD74D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#842EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#842EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EA4

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EA4	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A59A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.188 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fc0',
    500: '#842ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842ea4;
$custom-light: #ac6fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.729,
    "s": 56.19,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48089,
    "c": 0.1877,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EA4

secondary

#84C06E

accent

#DF4871

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F5EDF7

border

#CFC8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EA4

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

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