#A42DAE#A42DAE

#A42DAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.211 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42DAE
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(295, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(295, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 63.38, -43.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 77.07, 325.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1718 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.211 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8876, 12.8268, 41.2538)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42DAE #37AE2D

analogous

#632DAE #A42DAE #AE2D77

triadic

#A42DAE #AEA42D #2DAEA4

tetradic

#A42DAE #AE632D #37AE2D #2D77AE

square

#A42DAE #AE632D #37AE2D #2D77AE

split-complementary

#A42DAE #77AE2D #2DAE63

monochromatic

#48144D #76207D #A42DAE #C548D0 #D579DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#A42DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#A42DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42DAE

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42DAE	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4769AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7446C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.211 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c373c7',
    500: '#a42dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42dae;
$custom-light: #c373c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.349,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53203,
    "c": 0.21085,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42DAE

secondary

#79C472

accent

#E24652

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42DAE

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

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