#A42CA0#A42CA0

#A42CA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.201 H 329.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42CA0
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 160)
HSL	hsl(302, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(302, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 2.4%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 61.35, -36.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 71.62, 328.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.173 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.201 329.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5555, 12.2336, 34.4242)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42CA0 #2CA430

analogous

#6C2CA4 #A42CA0 #A42C64

triadic

#A42CA0 #A0A42C #2CA0A4

tetradic

#A42CA0 #A46C2C #2CA430 #2C64A4

square

#A42CA0 #A46C2C #2CA430 #2C64A4

split-complementary

#A42CA0 #64A42C #2CA46C

monochromatic

#431242 #741F71 #A42CA0 #CC41C7 #D971D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#A42CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#A42CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42CA0

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42CA0	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B58A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F689D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3D63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.201 329.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372bc',
    500: '#a42ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42ca0;
$custom-light: #c372bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52291,
    "c": 0.20088,
    "h": 329.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42CA0

secondary

#6BC06E

accent

#E14C47

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42CA0

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

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