#A042AE#A042AE

#A042AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.183 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A042AE
RGB	rgb(160, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(292, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(292, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 54.16, -40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 67.43, 323.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1445 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.183 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0846, 14.4272, 41.5523)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A042AE #50AE42

analogous

#6A42AE #A042AE #AE4286

triadic

#A042AE #AEA042 #42AEA0

tetradic

#A042AE #AE6A42 #50AE42 #4286AE

square

#A042AE #AE6A42 #50AE42 #4286AE

split-complementary

#A042AE #86AE42 #42AE6A

monochromatic

#4E2055 #773182 #A042AE #B968C6 #CE94D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#A042AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#A042AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A042AE

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A042AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A042AE	1.00	5.41	3.89	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A25372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a042ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.183 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cc6',
    500: '#a042ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a042ae;
$custom-light: #bf7cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a042ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.222,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54763,
    "c": 0.18266,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A042AE

secondary

#91C28A

accent

#D55364

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A042AE

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

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