#A42DCC#A42DCC

#A42DCC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.236 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42DCC
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 204)
HSL	hsl(285, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 77.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.42, 68.85, -58.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.42, 90.24, 319.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.1686 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.236 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.1456, 14.1300, 58.4125)
Luminance	0.1413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42DCC #55CC2D

analogous

#552DCC #A42DCC #CC2DA5

triadic

#A42DCC #CCA42D #2DCCA4

tetradic

#A42DCC #CC552D #55CC2D #2DA5CC

square

#A42DCC #CC552D #55CC2D #2DA5CC

split-complementary

#A42DCC #A5CC2D #2DCC55

monochromatic

#531768 #7C229A #A42DCC #BB5BDB #D08DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#A42DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#A42DCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42DCC

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42DCC	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1527D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.236 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c474dc',
    500: '#a42dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42dcc;
$custom-light: #c474dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.906,
    "s": 63.855,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55172,
    "c": 0.23562,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42DCC

secondary

#98D085

accent

#E7416B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42DCC

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

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