#A42BAB#A42BAB

#A42BAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.211 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42BAB
RGB	rgb(164, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(297, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(297, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 63.51, -42.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 76.54, 326.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1738 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.211 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5239, 12.5621, 39.7059)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42BAB #32AB2B

analogous

#642BAB #A42BAB #AB2B72

triadic

#A42BAB #ABA42B #2BABA4

tetradic

#A42BAB #AB642B #32AB2B #2B72AB

square

#A42BAB #AB642B #32AB2B #2B72AB

split-complementary

#A42BAB #72AB2B #2BAB64

monochromatic

#461249 #751F7A #A42BAB #C843D0 #D674DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#A42BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#A42BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42BAB

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42BAB	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)

#005AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4868A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.211 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c4',
    500: '#a42bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42bab;
$custom-light: #c372c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.719,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52857,
    "c": 0.21054,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42BAB

secondary

#73C46E

accent

#E3454D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42BAB

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

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