#A42497#A42497

#A42497 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.202 H 332.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42497
RGB	rgb(164, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(306, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(306, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 7.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 62.40, -33.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 70.91, 331.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1799 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.202 332.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5267, 11.3905, 30.3370)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42497 #24A431

analogous

#7124A4 #A42497 #A42457

triadic

#A42497 #97A424 #2497A4

tetradic

#A42497 #A47124 #24A431 #2457A4

square

#A42497 #A47124 #24A431 #2457A4

split-complementary

#A42497 #57A424 #24A471

monochromatic

#400E3B #721969 #A42497 #D233C2 #DD65D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#A42497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#A42497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42497

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42497	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB335C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.202 332.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36eb6',
    500: '#a42497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42497;
$custom-light: #c36eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.094,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51163,
    "c": 0.20235,
    "h": 332.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42497

secondary

#61C36B

accent

#E75241

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42497

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

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