#842EAB#842EAB

#842EAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.194 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EAB
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 171)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 73.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, 55.77, -50.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 75.16, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1323 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.194 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8421, 9.8003, 39.4720)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EAB #55AB2E

analogous

#452EAB #842EAB #AB2E94

triadic

#842EAB #AB842E #2EAB84

tetradic

#842EAB #AB452E #55AB2E #2E94AB

square

#842EAB #AB452E #55AB2E #2E94AB

split-complementary

#842EAB #94AB2E #2EAB45

monochromatic

#3A144B #5F217B #842EAB #A448CE #BC79DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#842EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#842EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EAB

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EAB	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80496A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.194 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fc5',
    500: '#842eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842eab;
$custom-light: #ac6fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.28,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4858,
    "c": 0.19434,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EAB

secondary

#8BC372

accent

#E14777

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EAB

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

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