#A42CA8#A42CA8
#A42CA8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.207 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 44, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 73.8%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 62.68, -41.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 74.91, 326.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.76% 0.173 -0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.76% 0.207 326.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2780, 12.5226, 38.2292) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.72
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.84
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.96
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.22
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.44
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42CA8 #30A82C
analogous
#662CA8 #A42CA8 #A82C6E
triadic
#A42CA8 #A8A42C #2CA8A4
tetradic
#A42CA8 #A8662C #30A82C #2C6EA8
square
#A42CA8 #A8662C #30A82C #2C6EA8
split-complementary
#A42CA8 #6EA82C #2CA866
monochromatic
#451347 #751F78 #A42CA8 #C943CE #D774DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#A42CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#A42CA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42CA8
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42CA8 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#095AAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A68A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A94168
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.207 326.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c372c2',
500: '#a42ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42ca8; $custom-light: #c372c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 44,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.065,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52758,
"c": 0.20712,
"h": 326.6
},
"luminance": 0.12521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42CA8
secondary
#70C26E
accent
#E2464B
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EDF8
border
#D1C8D1
text
#130912
muted
#827B81