#A42CAF#A42CAF

#A42CAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.213 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42CAF
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(295, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(295, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 63.88, -44.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 77.87, 325.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1727 -0.1242)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.213 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9477, 12.7905, 41.7566)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42CAF #37AF2C

analogous

#632CAF #A42CAF #AF2C78

triadic

#A42CAF #AFA42C #2CAFA4

tetradic

#A42CAF #AF632C #37AF2C #2C78AF

square

#A42CAF #AF632C #37AF2C #2C78AF

split-complementary

#A42CAF #78AF2C #2CAF63

monochromatic

#48134D #76207E #A42CAF #C547D1 #D578DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#A42CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#A42CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42CAF

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42CAF	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7446C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.213 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c7',
    500: '#a42caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42caf;
$custom-light: #c372c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.962,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53183,
    "c": 0.21269,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42CAF

secondary

#79C572

accent

#E34552

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42CAF

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

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