#A042CF#A042CF

#A042CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.214 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A042CF
RGB	rgb(160, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 60.79, -56.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 82.81, 317.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.82% 0.1436 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(56.82% 0.214 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.7059, 15.8757, 60.6242)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A042CF #71CF42

analogous

#5942CF #A042CF #CF42B7

triadic

#A042CF #CFA042 #42CFA0

tetradic

#A042CF #CF5942 #71CF42 #42B7CF

square

#A042CF #CF5942 #71CF42 #42B7CF

split-complementary

#A042CF #B7CF42 #42CF59

monochromatic

#5A1F78 #7F2BA9 #A042CF #B973DB #D1A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#A042CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#A042CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A042CF

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A042CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A042CF	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3471CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a042cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.214 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07dde',
    500: '#a042cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a042cf;
$custom-light: #c07dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a042cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56816,
    "c": 0.21401,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A042CF

secondary

#ACD598

accent

#E3457A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A042CF

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

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