#843CA5#843CA5

#843CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.170 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#843CA5
RGB	rgb(132, 60, 165)
HSL	hsl(281, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 63.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 48.21, -43.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 65.16, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1171 -0.1232)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.17 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9220, 10.8544, 36.7410)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#843CA5 #5DA53C

analogous

#503CA5 #843CA5 #A53C92

triadic

#843CA5 #A5843C #3CA584

tetradic

#843CA5 #A5503C #5DA53C #3C92A5

square

#843CA5 #A5503C #5DA53C #3C92A5

split-complementary

#843CA5 #92A53C #3CA550

monochromatic

#3C1B4B #602C78 #843CA5 #A25BC3 #BC88D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#843CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#843CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #843CA5

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##843CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##843CA5	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1159A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #843ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 60, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.170 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab76c0',
    500: '#843ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #843ca5;
$custom-light: #ab76c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#843ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.143,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49782,
    "c": 0.16997,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#843CA5

secondary

#93BE7F

accent

#D6517B

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #843CA5

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

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