#A4279A#A4279A

#A4279A is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.202 H 331.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A4279A
RGB	rgb(164, 39, 154)
HSL	hsl(305, 62%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(305, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 6.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 61.98, -34.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 71.06, 330.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.1774 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.202 331.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8681, 11.6784, 31.6680)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A4279A #27A431

analogous

#7027A4 #A4279A #A4275C

triadic

#A4279A #9AA427 #279AA4

tetradic

#A4279A #A47027 #27A431 #275CA4

square

#A4279A #A47027 #27A431 #275CA4

split-complementary

#A4279A #5CA427 #27A470

monochromatic

#410F3D #731B6C #A4279A #D038C4 #DC6AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#A4279A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#A4279A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A4279A

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A4279A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A4279A	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C559D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB365F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a4279a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 39, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.202 331.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36fb8',
    500: '#a4279a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a4279a;
$custom-light: #c36fb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a4279a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.8,
    "s": 61.576,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51551,
    "c": 0.2016,
    "h": 331.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A4279A

secondary

#65C26C

accent

#E55043

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A4279A

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

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