#A42BAC#A42BAC

#A42BAC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.211 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42BAC
RGB	rgb(164, 43, 172)
HSL	hsl(296, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(296, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 75%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 63.68, -43.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 76.97, 325.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1737 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.211 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6196, 12.6004, 40.2098)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42BAC #33AC2B

analogous

#642BAC #A42BAC #AC2B74

triadic

#A42BAC #ACA42B #2BACA4

tetradic

#A42BAC #AC642B #33AC2B #2B74AC

square

#A42BAC #AC642B #33AC2B #2B74AC

split-complementary

#A42BAC #74AC2B #2BAC64

monochromatic

#47134A #751F7B #A42BAC #C844D0 #D675DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#A42BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#A42BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42BAC

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42BAC	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8426A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 43, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.211 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c5',
    500: '#a42bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42bac;
$custom-light: #c372c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.279,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52918,
    "c": 0.21132,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42BAC

secondary

#74C46F

accent

#E3454E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42BAC

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

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