#A42DA9#A42DA9

#A42DA9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.207 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42DA9
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 169)
HSL	hsl(298, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(298, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 73.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 62.52, -41.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 74.95, 326.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.172 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.207 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4092, 12.6354, 38.7343)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42DA9 #32A92D

analogous

#662DA9 #A42DA9 #A92D70

triadic

#A42DA9 #A9A42D #2DA9A4

tetradic

#A42DA9 #A9662D #32A92D #2D70A9

square

#A42DA9 #A9662D #32A92D #2D70A9

split-complementary

#A42DA9 #70A92D #2DA966

monochromatic

#461348 #752079 #A42DA9 #C846CE #D676DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#A42DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#A42DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42DA9

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42DA9	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)

#095AAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.207 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c372c3',
    500: '#a42da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42da9;
$custom-light: #c372c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.581,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.529,
    "c": 0.20685,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42DA9

secondary

#73C26F

accent

#E1474D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42DA9

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

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