#A242AE#A242AE

#A242AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.184 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A242AE
RGB	rgb(162, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(293, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(293, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 54.66, -39.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 67.55, 324.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.1469 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.184 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4877, 14.6351, 41.5712)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A242AE #4EAE42

analogous

#6C42AE #A242AE #AE4284

triadic

#A242AE #AEA242 #42AEA2

tetradic

#A242AE #AE6C42 #4EAE42 #4284AE

square

#A242AE #AE6C42 #4EAE42 #4284AE

split-complementary

#A242AE #84AE42 #42AE6C

monochromatic

#4F2055 #793182 #A242AE #BB68C6 #CF94D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#A242AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#A242AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A242AE

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A242AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A242AE	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a242ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.184 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07dc6',
    500: '#a242ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a242ae;
$custom-light: #c07dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a242ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55033,
    "c": 0.18366,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A242AE

secondary

#90C28A

accent

#D55362

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A242AE

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

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