#A42598#A42598

#A42598 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.202 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42598
RGB	rgb(164, 37, 152)
HSL	hsl(306, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(306, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 7.3%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 62.27, -34.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 70.97, 331.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.1791 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.202 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6390, 11.4845, 30.7767)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42598 #25A431

analogous

#7125A4 #A42598 #A42559

triadic

#A42598 #98A425 #2598A4

tetradic

#A42598 #A47125 #25A431 #2559A4

square

#A42598 #A47125 #25A431 #2559A4

split-complementary

#A42598 #59A425 #25A471

monochromatic

#400E3B #721A6A #A42598 #D135C3 #DD67D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#A42598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#A42598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42598

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42598	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C549B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB345D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 37, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.202 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36fb7',
    500: '#a42598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42598;
$custom-light: #c36fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.669,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5129,
    "c": 0.20211,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42598

secondary

#62C26B

accent

#E65142

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42598

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

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