#A42979#A42979
#A42979 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.177 H 345.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 41, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(321, 60%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(321, 75%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 26.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.35, 56.61, -16.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.35, 59.01, 343.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.06% 0.1716 -0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.06% 0.177 345.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5548, 10.8610, 19.1520) |
| Luminance | 0.1086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 4.57
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 5.63
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 6.32
Deep Magenta
#A0025C
ΔE00 6.50
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.69
Dark Fuchsia
#9D0759
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42979 #29A454
analogous
#9229A4 #A42979 #A4293B
triadic
#A42979 #79A429 #2979A4
tetradic
#A42979 #A49229 #29A454 #293BA4
square
#A42979 #A49229 #29A454 #293BA4
split-complementary
#A42979 #3BA429 #29A492
monochromatic
#421131 #731D55 #A42979 #CE3C9B #DA6DB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#A42979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#A42979 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42979
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42979 | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#394F7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E6476
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF264D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 41, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.177 345.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36f9f',
500: '#a42979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42979; $custom-light: #c36f9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42979",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 41,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 320.976,
"s": 60,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5006,
"c": 0.17723,
"h": 345.6
},
"luminance": 0.10859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42979
secondary
#68C187
accent
#E37C45
background
#FCF7F9
surface
#F8EDF2
border
#D1C8CC
text
#13080E
muted
#827B7E