#A42BA0#A42BA0

#A42BA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.202 H 329.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42BA0
RGB	rgb(164, 43, 160)
HSL	hsl(302, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(302, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 2.4%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 61.68, -37.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 72.00, 328.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1739 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.202 329.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5187, 12.1600, 34.4120)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42BA0 #2BA42F

analogous

#6B2BA4 #A42BA0 #A42B64

triadic

#A42BA0 #A0A42B #2BA0A4

tetradic

#A42BA0 #A46B2B #2BA42F #2B64A4

square

#A42BA0 #A46B2B #2BA42F #2B64A4

split-complementary

#A42BA0 #64A42B #2BA46B

monochromatic

#431241 #741E71 #A42BA0 #CD3FC8 #D970D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#A42BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#A42BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42BA0

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42BA0	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1957A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E679D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 43, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.202 329.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c371bc',
    500: '#a42ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42ba0;
$custom-light: #c371bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.983,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52208,
    "c": 0.20195,
    "h": 329.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42BA0

secondary

#6AC16D

accent

#E24B46

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42BA0

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

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