#842FAB#842FAB

#842FAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.193 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842FAB
RGB	rgb(132, 47, 171)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 72.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.63, 55.36, -50.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.63, 74.71, 317.82°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% 0.1313 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.193 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.8816, 9.8794, 39.4851)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#842FAB #56AB2F

analogous

#462FAB #842FAB #AB2F94

triadic

#842FAB #AB842F #2FAB84

tetradic

#842FAB #AB462F #56AB2F #2F94AB

square

#842FAB #AB462F #56AB2F #2F94AB

split-complementary

#842FAB #94AB2F #2FAB46

monochromatic

#3A154B #5F227B #842FAB #A44ACD #BC7ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#842FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#842FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842FAB

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842FAB	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#804A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 47, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.193 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac70c5',
    500: '#842fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842fab;
$custom-light: #ac70c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.129,
    "s": 56.881,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48681,
    "c": 0.19316,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842FAB

secondary

#8CC373

accent

#E04878

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842FAB

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

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