#A42EA4#A42EA4
#A42EA4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.202 H 328.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 46, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 61.33, -38.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 72.48, 327.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.69% 0.1711 -0.107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.69% 0.202 328) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9874, 12.5285, 36.3223) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.43
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.45
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.68
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.09
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.35
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42EA4 #2EA42E
analogous
#692EA4 #A42EA4 #A42E69
triadic
#A42EA4 #A4A42E #2EA4A4
tetradic
#A42EA4 #A4692E #2EA42E #2E69A4
square
#A42EA4 #A4692E #2EA42E #2E69A4
split-complementary
#A42EA4 #69A42E #2EA469
monochromatic
#441344 #742174 #A42EA4 #CB45CB #D874D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#A42EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#A42EA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42EA4
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42EA4 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1859A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E69A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A94066
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.202 328.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c373bf',
500: '#a42ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42ea4; $custom-light: #c373bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 46,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52691,
"c": 0.20179,
"h": 328
},
"luminance": 0.12527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42EA4
secondary
#6EC06E
accent
#DF4848
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81