#A42591#A42591

#A42591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.197 H 335.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42591
RGB	rgb(164, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(309, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(309, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 11.6%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 61.21, -30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 68.33, 333.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.1788 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.197 335.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0825, 11.2619, 27.8460)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42591 #25A438

analogous

#7725A4 #A42591 #A42552

triadic

#A42591 #91A425 #2591A4

tetradic

#A42591 #A47725 #25A438 #2552A4

square

#A42591 #A47725 #25A438 #2552A4

split-complementary

#A42591 #52A425 #25A477

monochromatic

#400E39 #721A65 #A42591 #D135BA #DD67CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#A42591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#A42591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42591

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42591	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245294

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54658E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC3059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.197 335.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36eb1',
    500: '#a42591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42591;
$custom-light: #c36eb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.976,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50909,
    "c": 0.19712,
    "h": 335.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42591

secondary

#62C271

accent

#E65A42

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF5

border

#D1C8CF

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42591

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

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