#A42597#A42597

#A42597 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.201 H 332.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42597
RGB	rgb(164, 37, 151)
HSL	hsl(306, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(306, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 7.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 62.11, -33.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 70.58, 331.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1791 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.201 332.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5574, 11.4519, 30.3472)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42597 #25A432

analogous

#7225A4 #A42597 #A42557

triadic

#A42597 #97A425 #2597A4

tetradic

#A42597 #A47225 #25A432 #2557A4

square

#A42597 #A47225 #25A432 #2557A4

split-complementary

#A42597 #57A425 #25A472

monochromatic

#400E3B #721A69 #A42597 #D135C1 #DD67D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#A42597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#A42597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42597

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42597	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D549A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB345D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 37, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.201 332.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36fb6',
    500: '#a42597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42597;
$custom-light: #c36fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.142,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51235,
    "c": 0.20139,
    "h": 332.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42597

secondary

#62C26C

accent

#E65242

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42597

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

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