#A42397#A42397

#A42397 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.203 H 332.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42397
RGB	rgb(164, 35, 151)
HSL	hsl(306, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(306, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 7.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 62.69, -33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 71.24, 331.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.1808 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.203 332.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4969, 11.3308, 30.3270)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42397 #23A430

analogous

#7123A4 #A42397 #A42356

triadic

#A42397 #97A423 #2397A4

tetradic

#A42397 #A47123 #23A430 #2356A4

square

#A42397 #A47123 #23A430 #2356A4

split-complementary

#A42397 #56A423 #23A471

monochromatic

#3F0D3A #721869 #A42397 #D331C3 #DE64D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#A42397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#A42397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42397

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42397	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB325C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 35, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.203 332.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36eb6',
    500: '#a42397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42397;
$custom-light: #c36eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.047,
    "s": 64.824,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51092,
    "c": 0.20329,
    "h": 332.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42397

secondary

#60C36A

accent

#E85140

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42397

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

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