#A42398#A42398

#A42398 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.204 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42398
RGB	rgb(164, 35, 152)
HSL	hsl(306, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(306, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 7.3%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 62.84, -34.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 71.62, 331.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1808 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.204 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5785, 11.3634, 30.7566)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42398 #23A42F

analogous

#7023A4 #A42398 #A42358

triadic

#A42398 #98A423 #2398A4

tetradic

#A42398 #A47023 #23A42F #2358A4

square

#A42398 #A47023 #23A42F #2358A4

split-complementary

#A42398 #58A423 #23A470

monochromatic

#3F0D3B #721869 #A42398 #D331C4 #DE64D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#A42398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#A42398 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42398

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42398	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19539B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB335D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 35, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.204 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36eb7',
    500: '#a42398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42398;
$custom-light: #c36eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.581,
    "s": 64.824,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51148,
    "c": 0.204,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42398

secondary

#60C369

accent

#E85040

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42398

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

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