#A42CAB#A42CAB

#A42CAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.209 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42CAB
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(297, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(297, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 63.19, -42.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 76.17, 326.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% 0.1729 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.21 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5607, 12.6357, 39.7182)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42CAB #33AB2C

analogous

#652CAB #A42CAB #AB2C73

triadic

#A42CAB #ABA42C #2CABA4

tetradic

#A42CAB #AB652C #33AB2C #2C73AB

square

#A42CAB #AB652C #33AB2C #2C73AB

split-complementary

#A42CAB #73AB2C #2CAB65

monochromatic

#47134A #751F7A #A42CAB #C845CF #D676DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#A42CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#A42CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42CAB

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42CAB	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4869A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8426A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.209 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c4',
    500: '#a42cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42cab;
$custom-light: #c372c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.693,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52938,
    "c": 0.2095,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42CAB

secondary

#74C36F

accent

#E2464E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42CAB

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

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