#A42599#A42599

#A42599 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.203 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42599
RGB	rgb(164, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(305, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(305, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 6.7%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 62.42, -34.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 71.35, 331.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.35% 0.1791 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(51.35% 0.203 332)
XYZ	xyz(21.7212, 11.5174, 31.2099)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42599 #25A430

analogous

#7025A4 #A42599 #A4255A

triadic

#A42599 #99A425 #2599A4

tetradic

#A42599 #A47025 #25A430 #255AA4

square

#A42599 #A47025 #25A430 #255AA4

split-complementary

#A42599 #5AA425 #25A470

monochromatic

#400E3C #721A6A #A42599 #D135C4 #DD67D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#A42599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#A42599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42599

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42599	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B549C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB355E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.203 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36fb7',
    500: '#a42599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42599;
$custom-light: #c36fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.197,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51346,
    "c": 0.20283,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.11516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42599

secondary

#62C26B

accent

#E65042

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42599

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

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