#A42AA0#A42AA0

#A42AA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.203 H 329.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42AA0
RGB	rgb(164, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(302, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(302, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 2.4%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.36, 62.00, -37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.36, 72.37, 328.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.1748 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.203 329.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4828, 12.0882, 34.4000)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42AA0 #2AA42E

analogous

#6B2AA4 #A42AA0 #A42A63

triadic

#A42AA0 #A0A42A #2AA0A4

tetradic

#A42AA0 #A46B2A #2AA42E #2A63A4

square

#A42AA0 #A46B2A #2AA42E #2A63A4

split-complementary

#A42AA0 #63A42A #2AA46B

monochromatic

#431141 #731E70 #A42AA0 #CD3EC9 #DA6ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#A42AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#A42AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42AA0

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42AA0	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1857A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E679D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.203 329.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c371bc',
    500: '#a42aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42aa0;
$custom-light: #c371bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.967,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52126,
    "c": 0.20302,
    "h": 329.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42AA0

secondary

#69C16C

accent

#E24B45

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42AA0

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

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