#A42EDF#A42EDF

#A42EDF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.251 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42EDF
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 223)
HSL	hsl(280, 73%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 79.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 72.23, -66.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 98.45, 317.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1641 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.251 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.6035, 15.1749, 71.1673)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42EDF #69DF2E

analogous

#4B2EDF #A42EDF #DF2EC1

triadic

#A42EDF #DFA42E #2EDFA4

tetradic

#A42EDF #DF4B2E #69DF2E #2EC1DF

square

#A42EDF #DF4B2E #69DF2E #2EC1DF

split-complementary

#A42EDF #C1DF2E #2EDF4B

monochromatic

#5B137F #811CB4 #A42EDF #BB63E7 #D298EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#A42EDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#A42EDF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42EDF

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42EDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42EDF	1.00	5.20	4.03	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42edf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.251 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c575ea',
    500: '#a42edf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42edf;
$custom-light: #c575ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42edf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 73.444,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56616,
    "c": 0.25087,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42EDF

secondary

#A8DB8E

accent

#F03875

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#140916

muted

#827B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42EDF

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

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