#A542AD#A542AD

#A542AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.184 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A542AD
RGB	rgb(165, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(296, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(296, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 55.23, -38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 67.31, 325.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1503 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.184 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0075, 14.9143, 41.0886)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A542AD #4AAD42

analogous

#7042AD #A542AD #AD4280

triadic

#A542AD #ADA542 #42ADA5

tetradic

#A542AD #AD7042 #4AAD42 #4280AD

square

#A542AD #AD7042 #4AAD42 #4280AD

split-complementary

#A542AD #80AD42 #42AD70

monochromatic

#502054 #7B3181 #A542AD #BE67C5 #D193D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#A542AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#A542AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A542AD

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A542AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A542AD	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3064B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5570AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a542ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.184 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c37dc6',
    500: '#a542ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a542ad;
$custom-light: #c37dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a542ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.514,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55385,
    "c": 0.18431,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A542AD

secondary

#8EC189

accent

#D4535D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A542AD

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

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