#A542BD#A542BD

#A542BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.199 H 319.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A542BD
RGB	rgb(165, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(288, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(288, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 58.26, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 74.50, 321.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1507 -0.1298)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.199 319.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6494, 15.5711, 49.7360)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A542BD #5ABD42

analogous

#6842BD #A542BD #BD4297

triadic

#A542BD #BDA542 #42BDA5

tetradic

#A542BD #BD6842 #5ABD42 #4297BD

square

#A542BD #BD6842 #5ABD42 #4297BD

split-complementary

#A542BD #97BD42 #42BD68

monochromatic

#562262 #7D3290 #A542BD #BB6FCD #D09DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#A542BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#A542BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A542BD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A542BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A542BD	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A67C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a542bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.199 319.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c37dd1',
    500: '#a542bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a542bd;
$custom-light: #c37dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a542bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.293,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56317,
    "c": 0.19888,
    "h": 319.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A542BD

secondary

#9DC992

accent

#D8506A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A542BD

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

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