#842EAE#842EAE

#842EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.197 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842EAE
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 56.40, -51.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 76.61, 317.41°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.1319 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.197 312)
XYZ	xyz(18.1313, 9.9160, 40.9951)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842EAE #58AE2E

analogous

#442EAE #842EAE #AE2E98

triadic

#842EAE #AE842E #2EAE84

tetradic

#842EAE #AE442E #58AE2E #2E98AE

square

#842EAE #AE442E #58AE2E #2E98AE

split-complementary

#842EAE #98AE2E #2EAE44

monochromatic

#3B144D #5F217E #842EAE #A34ACF #BC7ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#842EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#842EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842EAE

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842EAE	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F4B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.197 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fc7',
    500: '#842eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842eae;
$custom-light: #ac6fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.313,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48795,
    "c": 0.19719,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.09916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842EAE

secondary

#8EC474

accent

#E14679

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842EAE

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

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