#A42F9A#A42F9A
#A42F9A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.193 H 331.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42F9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 47, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 6.1%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.63, 59.34, -33.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.63, 68.04, 330.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.22% 0.1698 -0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.22% 0.193 331.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1591, 12.2604, 31.7650) |
| Luminance | 0.1226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.15
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.43
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.68
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.26
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.19
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42F9A #2FA439
analogous
#742FA4 #A42F9A #A42F60
triadic
#A42F9A #9AA42F #2F9AA4
tetradic
#A42F9A #A4742F #2FA439 #2F60A4
square
#A42F9A #A4742F #2FA439 #2F60A4
split-complementary
#A42F9A #60A42F #2FA474
monochromatic
#451441 #74216D #A42F9A #CA46BF #D876CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#A42F9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#A42F9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42F9A
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42F9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42F9A | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#27589D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#536897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3C61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42f9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 47, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.193 331.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c273b8',
500: '#a42f9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42f9a; $custom-light: #c273b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42f9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 47,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.128,
"s": 55.45,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52217,
"c": 0.19288,
"h": 331.7
},
"luminance": 0.12259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42F9A
secondary
#6FC076
accent
#DF5649
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130911
muted
#827B80