#A42399#A42399

#A42399 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.205 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42399
RGB	rgb(164, 35, 153)
HSL	hsl(305, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(305, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 6.7%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 62.99, -34.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 72.00, 331.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1808 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.205 332)
XYZ	xyz(21.6607, 11.3963, 31.1897)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42399 #23A42E

analogous

#6F23A4 #A42399 #A42359

triadic

#A42399 #99A423 #2399A4

tetradic

#A42399 #A46F23 #23A42E #2359A4

square

#A42399 #A46F23 #23A42E #2359A4

split-complementary

#A42399 #59A423 #23A46F

monochromatic

#3F0D3B #72186A #A42399 #D331C5 #DE64D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#A42399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#A42399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42399

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42399	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB335D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 35, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.205 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36eb7',
    500: '#a42399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42399;
$custom-light: #c36eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.116,
    "s": 64.824,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51204,
    "c": 0.20472,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.11394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42399

secondary

#60C368

accent

#E84E40

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42399

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

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