#A42DA8#A42DA8

#A42DA8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.206 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42DA8
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 168)
HSL	hsl(298, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(298, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 73.2%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 62.35, -40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 74.54, 326.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.84% 0.172 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(52.84% 0.206 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3157, 12.5980, 38.2418)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42DA8 #31A82D

analogous

#672DA8 #A42DA8 #A82D6F

triadic

#A42DA8 #A8A42D #2DA8A4

tetradic

#A42DA8 #A8672D #31A82D #2D6FA8

square

#A42DA8 #A8672D #31A82D #2D6FA8

split-complementary

#A42DA8 #6FA82D #2DA867

monochromatic

#461347 #752078 #A42DA8 #C945CD #D775DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#A42DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#A42DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42DA8

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42DA8	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)

#0D5AAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B69A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.206 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c2',
    500: '#a42da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42da8;
$custom-light: #c372c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.049,
    "s": 57.746,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52841,
    "c": 0.20605,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42DA8

secondary

#72C26F

accent

#E1474C

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42DA8

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

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