#A542DA#A542DA

#A542DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.226 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A542DA
RGB	rgb(165, 66, 218)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 64.12, -60.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 87.99, 316.78°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% 0.1488 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.226 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.1178, 16.9584, 68.0028)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A542DA #77DA42

analogous

#5942DA #A542DA #DA42C3

triadic

#A542DA #DAA542 #42DAA5

tetradic

#A542DA #DA5942 #77DA42 #42C3DA

square

#A542DA #DA5942 #77DA42 #42C3DA

split-complementary

#A542DA #C3DA42 #42DA59

monochromatic

#611A87 #8624BA #A542DA #BD75E4 #D6A8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#A542DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#A542DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A542DA

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A542DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A542DA	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C74D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E638A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a542da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 66, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.226 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47ee6',
    500: '#a542da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a542da;
$custom-light: #c47ee6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a542da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.079,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58184,
    "c": 0.22615,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A542DA

secondary

#B2DB9C

accent

#EA3E7A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFC

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A542DA

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

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