#843888
Closest named color: Light Eggplant (#894585). oklch(47.5% 0.147 325.6), rgb(132, 56, 136).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.23:1).
About this color
#843888 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 326°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Eggplant (#894585), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.23:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Eggplant (#894585) |
| Black text | 2.90:1 |
| White text | 7.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #843888 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 56, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 42%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.5% 0.147 325.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #843888 | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc -89.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #843888 | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #843888 text on white | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc 84.6 | Fine for body text |
| #843888 text on black | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -17.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E5F1
oklch(93.5% 0.02 325.7)
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Step 200
200
#E7D1E8
oklch(88.6% 0.039 324.6)
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Step 300
300
#D9B1DA
oklch(80.9% 0.072 325.4)
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Step 400
400
#C587C7
oklch(70.7% 0.114 325.6)
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Step 500
500
#B567B9
oklch(63.1% 0.146 325.4)
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Step 600
600
#A04CA4
oklch(55.5% 0.158 325.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#843888
oklch(47.5% 0.147 325.6)
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Step 800
800
#6F3372
oklch(42.7% 0.121 325.6)
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Step 900
900
#5A2D5C
oklch(37.6% 0.095 325.7)
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Step 950
950
#351B36
oklch(27% 0.06 325.7)
#843888 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #2D518B | 0.146 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #475A86 | 0.127 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #87425A | 0.085 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.148 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #843888
#843888
oklch(47.5% 0.147 325.6)
- #00701F
#00701F
oklch(47.4% 0.146 145.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #843888, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.033
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.037
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.065
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.070
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.072
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.076
- Red Violet #9E0168 ΔE 0.084
- Muted Purple #805B87 ΔE 0.084
Use #843888 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.