#A42498#A42498

#A42498 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.203 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42498
RGB	rgb(164, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(306, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(306, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 7.3%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 62.56, -34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 71.30, 331.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.18 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.203 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6083, 11.4231, 30.7665)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42498 #24A430

analogous

#7024A4 #A42498 #A42458

triadic

#A42498 #98A424 #2498A4

tetradic

#A42498 #A47024 #24A430 #2458A4

square

#A42498 #A47024 #24A430 #2458A4

split-complementary

#A42498 #58A424 #24A470

monochromatic

#400E3B #721969 #A42498 #D233C3 #DD65D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#A42498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#A42498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42498

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42498	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B539B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB335D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.203 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36eb7',
    500: '#a42498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42498;
$custom-light: #c36eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.625,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51218,
    "c": 0.20307,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42498

secondary

#61C36A

accent

#E75041

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42498

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

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