#A4279B#A4279B

#A4279B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.202 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A4279B
RGB	rgb(164, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(304, 62%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(304, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 5.5%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 62.14, -35.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 71.45, 330.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.1775 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.202 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9518, 11.7119, 32.1085)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A4279B #27A430

analogous

#6F27A4 #A4279B #A4275D

triadic

#A4279B #9BA427 #279BA4

tetradic

#A4279B #A46F27 #27A430 #275DA4

square

#A4279B #A46F27 #27A430 #275DA4

split-complementary

#A4279B #5DA427 #27A46F

monochromatic

#410F3E #731B6C #A4279B #D038C5 #DC6AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#A4279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#A4279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A4279B

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A4279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A4279B	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B559E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB375F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a4279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.202 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36fb9',
    500: '#a4279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a4279b;
$custom-light: #c36fb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a4279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.32,
    "s": 61.576,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51607,
    "c": 0.20234,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A4279B

secondary

#65C26C

accent

#E54F43

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130811

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A4279B

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

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