#A042C2#A042C2

#A042C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.202 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A042C2
RGB	rgb(160, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(284, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 58.10, -50.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 76.68, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1444 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.202 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1815, 15.2660, 52.5960)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A042C2 #64C242

analogous

#6042C2 #A042C2 #C242A4

triadic

#A042C2 #C2A042 #42C2A0

tetradic

#A042C2 #C26042 #64C242 #42A4C2

square

#A042C2 #C26042 #64C242 #42A4C2

split-complementary

#A042C2 #A4C242 #42C260

monochromatic

#552268 #7B3196 #A042C2 #B770D1 #CF9FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#A042C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#A042C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A042C2

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A042C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A042C2	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0167C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4170BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a042c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.202 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07dd5',
    500: '#a042c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a042c2;
$custom-light: #c07dd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a042c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.063,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55971,
    "c": 0.20152,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A042C2

secondary

#A3CC94

accent

#DB4D73

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A042C2

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

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