#A42F99#A42F99
#A42F99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.192 H 332.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42F99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 47, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 6.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.58, 59.18, -32.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.58, 67.65, 331.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.16% 0.1697 -0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.16% 0.192 332.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0762, 12.2272, 31.3282) |
| Luminance | 0.1222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.10
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.47
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.77
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.29
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.37
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42F99 #2FA43A
analogous
#752FA4 #A42F99 #A42F5F
triadic
#A42F99 #99A42F #2F99A4
tetradic
#A42F99 #A4752F #2FA43A #2F5FA4
square
#A42F99 #A4752F #2FA43A #2F5FA4
split-complementary
#A42F99 #5FA42F #2FA475
monochromatic
#451440 #74216D #A42F99 #CA46BE #D876CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.10
#A42F99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#A42F99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42F99
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42F99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42F99 | 1.00 | 6.10 | 3.45 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#28589C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546896
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3B60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42f99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 47, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.192 332.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c273b7',
500: '#a42f99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42f99; $custom-light: #c273b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42f99",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 47,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.641,
"s": 55.45,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52162,
"c": 0.19212,
"h": 332.1
},
"luminance": 0.12225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42F99
secondary
#6FC077
accent
#DF5749
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130911
muted
#827B80