#A042CC#A042CC

#A042CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.211 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A042CC
RGB	rgb(160, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 60.16, -54.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 81.39, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1438 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.211 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.3426, 15.7304, 58.7110)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A042CC #6ECC42

analogous

#5B42CC #A042CC #CC42B3

triadic

#A042CC #CCA042 #42CCA0

tetradic

#A042CC #CC5B42 #6ECC42 #42B3CC

square

#A042CC #CC5B42 #6ECC42 #42B3CC

split-complementary

#A042CC #B3CC42 #42CC5B

monochromatic

#591F74 #7E2CA4 #A042CC #B872D9 #D0A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#A042CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#A042CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A042CC

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A042CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A042CC	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3771C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a042cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.211 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07ddc',
    500: '#a042cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a042cc;
$custom-light: #c07ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a042cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56617,
    "c": 0.21112,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A042CC

secondary

#AAD397

accent

#E14778

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A042CC

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

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