#A42797#A42797
#A42797 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.199 H 332.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42797 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 39, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 7.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.54, 61.52, -33.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.54, 69.90, 331.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.39% 0.1773 -0.0912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.39% 0.199 332.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6214, 11.5798, 30.3685) |
| Luminance | 0.1158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.74
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.28
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.59
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.81
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.49
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42797 #27A434
analogous
#7327A4 #A42797 #A42759
triadic
#A42797 #97A427 #2797A4
tetradic
#A42797 #A47327 #27A434 #2759A4
square
#A42797 #A47327 #27A434 #2759A4
split-complementary
#A42797 #59A427 #27A473
monochromatic
#410F3C #731B69 #A42797 #D038C0 #DC6AD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.33
#A42797 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#A42797 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42797
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42797 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42797 | 1.00 | 6.33 | 3.32 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#20549A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#516694
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB355D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42797; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 39, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.199 332.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36fb6',
500: '#a42797',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42797; $custom-light: #c36fb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42797",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 39,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.24,
"s": 61.576,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51385,
"c": 0.1994,
"h": 332.8
},
"luminance": 0.11578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42797
secondary
#65C26F
accent
#E55443
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130811
muted
#827B80