#A42899#A42899
#A42899 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.200 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42899 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 40, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 6.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.75, 61.52, -34.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.75, 70.32, 331.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.57% 0.1765 -0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.57% 0.2 332) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8185, 11.7118, 31.2423) |
| Luminance | 0.1171 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.84
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.33
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.39
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.55
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.14
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42899 #28A433
analogous
#7128A4 #A42899 #A4285B
triadic
#A42899 #99A428 #2899A4
tetradic
#A42899 #A47128 #28A433 #285BA4
square
#A42899 #A47128 #28A433 #285BA4
split-complementary
#A42899 #5BA428 #28A471
monochromatic
#42103D #731C6B #A42899 #CF3AC2 #DB6BD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.28
#A42899 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#A42899 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42899
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42899 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42899 | 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)
#1F559C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#516696
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB375F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42899; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 40, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.200 332.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c370b7',
500: '#a42899',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42899; $custom-light: #c370b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42899",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 40,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.323,
"s": 60.784,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51572,
"c": 0.19984,
"h": 332
},
"luminance": 0.1171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42899
secondary
#66C16E
accent
#E45244
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130811
muted
#827B80