#A42ECE#A42ECE

#A42ECE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.236 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42ECE
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 206)
HSL	hsl(284, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 77.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 68.91, -59.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 90.78, 319.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1674 -0.1668)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.236 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.4256, 14.3038, 59.6968)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42ECE #58CE2E

analogous

#542ECE #A42ECE #CE2EA8

triadic

#A42ECE #CEA42E #2ECEA4

tetradic

#A42ECE #CE542E #58CE2E #2EA8CE

square

#A42ECE #CE542E #58CE2E #2EA8CE

split-complementary

#A42ECE #A8CE2E #2ECE54

monochromatic

#54186A #7C239C #A42ECE #BA5EDB #D090E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#A42ECE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#A42ECE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42ECE

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42ECE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42ECE	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0537E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.236 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c474de',
    500: '#a42ece',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42ece;
$custom-light: #c474de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.25,
    "s": 63.492,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55389,
    "c": 0.23638,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42ECE

secondary

#9AD187

accent

#E7416D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42ECE

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

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