#A42DA6#A42DA6
#A42DA6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.204 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42DA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 45, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 62.01, -39.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 73.70, 327.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.72% 0.172 -0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.72% 0.204 327.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1308, 12.5241, 37.2681) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.07
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.63
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.94
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.14
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.33
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42DA6 #2FA62D
analogous
#682DA6 #A42DA6 #A62D6C
triadic
#A42DA6 #A6A42D #2DA6A4
tetradic
#A42DA6 #A6682D #2FA62D #2D6CA6
square
#A42DA6 #A6682D #2FA62D #2D6CA6
split-complementary
#A42DA6 #6CA62D #2DA668
monochromatic
#451346 #742076 #A42DA6 #CA44CC #D874D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#A42DA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#A42DA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42DA6
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42DA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42DA6 | 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)
#1259A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C68A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A94067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42da6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.204 327.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c372c1',
500: '#a42da6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42da6; $custom-light: #c372c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42da6",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 45,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.008,
"s": 57.346,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52722,
"c": 0.20446,
"h": 327.3
},
"luminance": 0.12522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42DA6
secondary
#6FC16E
accent
#E1474A
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81