#A42BAF#A42BAF

#A42BAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.214 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42BAF
RGB	rgb(164, 43, 175)
HSL	hsl(295, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(295, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 75.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 64.20, -44.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 78.24, 325.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1736 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.214 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9109, 12.7169, 41.7443)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42BAF #36AF2B

analogous

#622BAF #A42BAF #AF2B78

triadic

#A42BAF #AFA42B #2BAFA4

tetradic

#A42BAF #AF622B #36AF2B #2B78AF

square

#A42BAF #AF622B #36AF2B #2B78AF

split-complementary

#A42BAF #78AF2B #2BAF62

monochromatic

#48134D #761F7E #A42BAF #C646D1 #D577DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#A42BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#A42BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42BAF

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42BAF	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7436C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 43, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.214 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c7',
    500: '#a42baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42baf;
$custom-light: #c372c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53103,
    "c": 0.21372,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42BAF

secondary

#78C570

accent

#E44451

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42BAF

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

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