#A42CDF#A42CDF

#A42CDF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.253 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42CDF
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 223)
HSL	hsl(280, 74%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 80%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 80.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 72.84, -67.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 99.12, 317.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1656 -0.1907)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.253 311)
XYZ	xyz(29.5272, 15.0223, 71.1419)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42CDF #67DF2C

analogous

#4A2CDF #A42CDF #DF2CC1

triadic

#A42CDF #DFA42C #2CDFA4

tetradic

#A42CDF #DF4A2C #67DF2C #2CC1DF

square

#A42CDF #DF4A2C #67DF2C #2CC1DF

split-complementary

#A42CDF #C1DF2C #2CDF4A

monochromatic

#5A137E #811BB3 #A42CDF #BB61E7 #D296EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#A42CDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#A42CDF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42CDF

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42CDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42CDF	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42cdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.253 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c574ea',
    500: '#a42cdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42cdf;
$custom-light: #c574ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42cdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.223,
    "s": 73.663,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56471,
    "c": 0.25255,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.15022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42CDF

secondary

#A6DA8C

accent

#F03774

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140916

muted

#827B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42CDF

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

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