#A42DC4#A42DC4

#A42DC4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.229 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42DC4
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 196)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 77%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, 67.34, -54.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 86.67, 320.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1698 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.229 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.2106, 13.7560, 53.4884)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42DC4 #4DC42D

analogous

#592DC4 #A42DC4 #C42D98

triadic

#A42DC4 #C4A42D #2DC4A4

tetradic

#A42DC4 #C4592D #4DC42D #2D98C4

square

#A42DC4 #C4592D #4DC42D #2D98C4

split-complementary

#A42DC4 #98C42D #2DC459

monochromatic

#511660 #7A2292 #A42DC4 #BD56D8 #D088E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#A42DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#A42DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42DC4

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42DC4	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A34E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.229 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c374d7',
    500: '#a42dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42dc4;
$custom-light: #c374d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.285,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54623,
    "c": 0.22891,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42DC4

secondary

#90CD80

accent

#E64265

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFA

border

#D1C8D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42DC4

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

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