#A42491#A42491

#A42491 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.198 H 335.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42491
RGB	rgb(164, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 11.6%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 61.50, -30.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 68.66, 333.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.1796 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.198 335.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0518, 11.2005, 27.8358)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42491 #24A437

analogous

#7724A4 #A42491 #A42451

triadic

#A42491 #91A424 #2491A4

tetradic

#A42491 #A47724 #24A437 #2451A4

square

#A42491 #A47724 #24A437 #2451A4

split-complementary

#A42491 #51A424 #24A477

monochromatic

#400E38 #721965 #A42491 #D233BB #DD65CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#A42491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#A42491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42491

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42491	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235294

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53658E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC3059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.198 335.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36eb1',
    500: '#a42491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42491;
$custom-light: #c36eb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.906,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50835,
    "c": 0.1981,
    "h": 335.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42491

secondary

#61C370

accent

#E75941

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF5

border

#D1C8CF

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42491

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

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