#A42EBC#A42EBC

#A42EBC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.221 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42EBC
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 188)
HSL	hsl(290, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 75.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, 65.54, -50.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 82.77, 322.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1699 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.221 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3628, 13.4787, 48.8329)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42EBC #46BC2E

analogous

#5D2EBC #A42EBC #BC2E8D

triadic

#A42EBC #BCA42E #2EBCA4

tetradic

#A42EBC #BC5D2E #46BC2E #2E8DBC

square

#A42EBC #BC5D2E #46BC2E #2E8DBC

split-complementary

#A42EBC #8DBC2E #2EBC5D

monochromatic

#4E165A #79228B #A42EBC #BF52D5 #D184E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#A42EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#A42EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42EBC

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42EBC	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A54B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.221 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c374d1',
    500: '#a42ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42ebc;
$custom-light: #c374d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.859,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54171,
    "c": 0.22127,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42EBC

secondary

#89CA7C

accent

#E4445F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF9

border

#D1C8D2

text

#130914

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42EBC

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

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