#A542DF#A542DF

#A542DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.231 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A542DF
RGB	rgb(165, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(278, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, 65.17, -62.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 90.34, 316.17°)
OKLab	oklab(58.53% 0.1481 -0.1771)
OKLCH	oklch(58.53% 0.231 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.7819, 17.2241, 71.5008)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A542DF #7CDF42

analogous

#5742DF #A542DF #DF42CB

triadic

#A542DF #DFA542 #42DFA5

tetradic

#A542DF #DF5742 #7CDF42 #42CBDF

square

#A542DF #DF5742 #7CDF42 #42CBDF

split-complementary

#A542DF #CBDF42 #42DF57

monochromatic

#63188E #8721C3 #A542DF #BE76E8 #D7ABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#A542DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#A542DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A542DF

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A542DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A542DF	1.00	4.72	4.44	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2375DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D658C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a542df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.231 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47eea',
    500: '#a542df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a542df;
$custom-light: #c47eea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a542df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.834,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58527,
    "c": 0.2309,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A542DF

secondary

#B6DF9E

accent

#EE3A7C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A542DF

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

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