#A042BD#A042BD

#A042BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.197 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A042BD
RGB	rgb(160, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(286, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 57.09, -47.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 74.34, 320.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1446 -0.1334)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.197 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.6294, 15.0452, 49.6882)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A042BD #5FBD42

analogous

#6342BD #A042BD #BD429C

triadic

#A042BD #BDA042 #42BDA0

tetradic

#A042BD #BD6342 #5FBD42 #429CBD

square

#A042BD #BD6342 #5FBD42 #429CBD

split-complementary

#A042BD #9CBD42 #42BD63

monochromatic

#532262 #7A3290 #A042BD #B76FCD #CE9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#A042BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#A042BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A042BD

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A042BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A042BD	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1366C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a042bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.197 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7dd1',
    500: '#a042bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a042bd;
$custom-light: #bf7dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a042bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.854,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55658,
    "c": 0.19674,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A042BD

secondary

#9FC992

accent

#D85070

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A042BD

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

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