#A42AAD#A42AAD

#A42AAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.213 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42AAD
RGB	rgb(164, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(296, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(296, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 64.17, -43.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 77.75, 325.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.1746 -0.1223)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.213 325)
XYZ	xyz(23.6801, 12.5671, 40.7055)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42AAD #33AD2A

analogous

#632AAD #A42AAD #AD2A75

triadic

#A42AAD #ADA42A #2AADA4

tetradic

#A42AAD #AD632A #33AD2A #2A75AD

square

#A42AAD #AD632A #33AD2A #2A75AD

split-complementary

#A42AAD #75AD2A #2AAD63

monochromatic

#47124B #751E7C #A42AAD #C843D1 #D674DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#A42AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#A42AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42AAD

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42AAD	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4668AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8426A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.213 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c371c6',
    500: '#a42aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42aad;
$custom-light: #c371c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.878,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52901,
    "c": 0.21313,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.12566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42AAD

secondary

#74C56E

accent

#E4444F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42AAD

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

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