#A542AE#A542AE

#A542AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.185 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A542AE
RGB	rgb(165, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(295, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(295, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 55.42, -38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 67.75, 324.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1504 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.185 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1046, 14.9532, 41.6001)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A542AE #4BAE42

analogous

#6F42AE #A542AE #AE4281

triadic

#A542AE #AEA542 #42AEA5

tetradic

#A542AE #AE6F42 #4BAE42 #4281AE

square

#A542AE #AE6F42 #4BAE42 #4281AE

split-complementary

#A542AE #81AE42 #42AE6F

monochromatic

#512055 #7B3182 #A542AE #BE68C6 #D194D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#A542AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#A542AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A542AE

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A542AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A542AE	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5470AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a542ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.185 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c37dc6',
    500: '#a542ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a542ae;
$custom-light: #c37dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a542ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55441,
    "c": 0.1852,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A542AE

secondary

#8FC28A

accent

#D5535E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A542AE

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

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