#A42CAA#A42CAA

#A42CAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.209 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42CAA
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(297, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(297, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 63.02, -42.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 75.75, 326.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1729 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.209 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4657, 12.5977, 39.2181)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42CAA #32AA2C

analogous

#652CAA #A42CAA #AA2C71

triadic

#A42CAA #AAA42C #2CAAA4

tetradic

#A42CAA #AA652C #32AA2C #2C71AA

square

#A42CAA #AA652C #32AA2C #2C71AA

split-complementary

#A42CAA #71AA2C #2CAA65

monochromatic

#461349 #751F79 #A42CAA #C844CF #D675DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#A42CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#A42CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42CAA

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42CAA	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)

#025AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.209 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c4',
    500: '#a42caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42caa;
$custom-light: #c372c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.143,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52877,
    "c": 0.2087,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42CAA

secondary

#73C36F

accent

#E2464D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42CAA

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

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