#A42EAD#A42EAD

#A42EAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.209 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42EAD
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 173)
HSL	hsl(296, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(296, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 62.87, -43.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 76.26, 325.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.1709 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.209 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.8291, 12.8652, 40.7552)
Luminance	0.1286 (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

#A42EAD #37AD2E

analogous

#642EAD #A42EAD #AD2E76

triadic

#A42EAD #ADA42E #2EADA4

tetradic

#A42EAD #AD642E #37AD2E #2E76AD

square

#A42EAD #AD642E #37AD2E #2E76AD

split-complementary

#A42EAD #76AD2E #2EAD64

monochromatic

#48144C #76217D #A42EAD #C549CF #D57ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#A42EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#A42EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42EAD

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42EAD	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4869AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8446B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.209 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c373c6',
    500: '#a42ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42ead;
$custom-light: #c373c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.748,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53226,
    "c": 0.20897,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42EAD

secondary

#79C473

accent

#E14752

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42EAD

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

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