#A742CD#A742CD

#A742CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.215 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A742CD
RGB	rgb(167, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.65, 61.87, -53.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.65, 81.92, 319.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.1525 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.215 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.9022, 16.5207, 59.4121)
Luminance	0.1652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A742CD #68CD42

analogous

#6142CD #A742CD #CD42AD

triadic

#A742CD #CDA742 #42CDA7

tetradic

#A742CD #CD6142 #68CD42 #42ADCD

square

#A742CD #CD6142 #68CD42 #42ADCD

split-complementary

#A742CD #ADCD42 #42CD61

monochromatic

#5E1F76 #852CA6 #A742CD #BE72DA #D4A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#A742CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#A742CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A742CD

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A742CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A742CD	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F74CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a742cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.215 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c57edd',
    500: '#a742cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a742cd;
$custom-light: #c57edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a742cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.597,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57578,
    "c": 0.21458,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A742CD

secondary

#A8D397

accent

#E14671

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A742CD

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

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