#A42FAB#A42FAB

#A42FAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.206 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42FAB
RGB	rgb(164, 47, 171)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 72.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 62.18, -41.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 75.02, 325.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0.1701 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.206 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6765, 12.8674, 39.7568)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42FAB #36AB2F

analogous

#662FAB #A42FAB #AB2F74

triadic

#A42FAB #ABA42F #2FABA4

tetradic

#A42FAB #AB662F #36AB2F #2F74AB

square

#A42FAB #AB662F #36AB2F #2F74AB

split-complementary

#A42FAB #74AB2F #2FAB66

monochromatic

#48154B #76227B #A42FAB #C64ACD #D57ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#A42FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#A42FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42FAB

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42FAB	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A5BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A69A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A8446A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 47, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.206 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c373c4',
    500: '#a42fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42fab;
$custom-light: #c373c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.613,
    "s": 56.881,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5319,
    "c": 0.20626,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42FAB

secondary

#78C373

accent

#E04850

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42FAB

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

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