#A42BC4#A42BC4

#A42BC4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.231 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42BC4
RGB	rgb(164, 43, 196)
HSL	hsl(287, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 78.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 67.97, -54.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 87.38, 321.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1714 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.231 318)
XYZ	xyz(26.1361, 13.6070, 53.4636)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42BC4 #4BC42B

analogous

#582BC4 #A42BC4 #C42B98

triadic

#A42BC4 #C4A42B #2BC4A4

tetradic

#A42BC4 #C4582B #4BC42B #2B98C4

square

#A42BC4 #C4582B #4BC42B #2B98C4

split-complementary

#A42BC4 #98C42B #2BC458

monochromatic

#501560 #7A2092 #A42BC4 #BD53D9 #D085E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#A42BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#A42BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42BC4

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42BC4	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A34D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 43, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.231 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c373d7',
    500: '#a42bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42bc4;
$custom-light: #c373d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.451,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54469,
    "c": 0.2308,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.13606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42BC4

secondary

#8ECE7D

accent

#E74164

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFA

border

#D1C8D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42BC4

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

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