#A42EAF#A42EAF

#A42EAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.211 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42EAF
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 175)
HSL	hsl(295, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(295, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 63.21, -44.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 77.12, 325.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.1709 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.211 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0240, 12.9432, 41.7820)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42EAF #39AF2E

analogous

#632EAF #A42EAF #AF2E79

triadic

#A42EAF #AFA42E #2EAFA4

tetradic

#A42EAF #AF632E #39AF2E #2E79AF

square

#A42EAF #AF632E #39AF2E #2E79AF

split-complementary

#A42EAF #79AF2E #2EAF63

monochromatic

#49154E #77217F #A42EAF #C44BD0 #D47BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#A42EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#A42EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42EAF

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42EAF	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4769AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7456C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.211 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c373c7',
    500: '#a42eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42eaf;
$custom-light: #c373c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.884,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53348,
    "c": 0.21059,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42EAF

secondary

#7BC574

accent

#E24653

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42EAF

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

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