#A0179A#A0179A
#A0179A is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.213 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A0179A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 23, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 85.6%, 3.8%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.59, 65.22, -38.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.59, 75.56, 329.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.91% 0.1851 -0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.91% 0.213 330.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6363, 10.4212, 31.4902) |
| Luminance | 0.1042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 1.10
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.07
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.05
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.14
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.31
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A0179A #17A01D
analogous
#6117A0 #A0179A #A01755
triadic
#A0179A #9AA017 #179AA0
tetradic
#A0179A #A06117 #17A01D #1755A0
square
#A0179A #A06117 #17A01D #1755A0
split-complementary
#A0179A #55A017 #17A061
monochromatic
#350833 #6A0F66 #A0179A #D61FCD #E54CDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#A0179A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#A0179A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A0179A
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A0179A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A0179A | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.08 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004F9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#476197
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A62F5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a0179a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 23, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.213 330.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06ab8',
500: '#a0179a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a0179a; $custom-light: #c06ab8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a0179a",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 23,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.628,
"s": 74.863,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49914,
"c": 0.21309,
"h": 330.3
},
"luminance": 0.10419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A0179A
secondary
#4CC751
accent
#F13F36
background
#FCF6FB
surface
#F8ECF6
border
#D1C7D0
text
#130711
muted
#827A80