#A42EB0#A42EB0

#A42EB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.211 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42EB0
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 176)
HSL	hsl(294, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(294, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.74, 63.39, -44.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.74, 77.55, 324.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.1708 -0.1246)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.211 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1226, 12.9826, 42.3012)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42EB0 #3AB02E

analogous

#632EB0 #A42EB0 #B02E7B

triadic

#A42EB0 #B0A42E #2EB0A4

tetradic

#A42EB0 #B0632E #3AB02E #2E7BB0

square

#A42EB0 #B0632E #3AB02E #2E7BB0

split-complementary

#A42EB0 #7BB02E #2EB063

monochromatic

#4A154F #77217F #A42EB0 #C44BD0 #D47CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#A42EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#A42EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42EB0

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42EB0	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7466D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.211 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c373c8',
    500: '#a42eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42eb0;
$custom-light: #c373c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.462,
    "s": 58.559,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53409,
    "c": 0.2114,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42EB0

secondary

#7CC575

accent

#E24654

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42EB0

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

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