#A0238D#A0238D

#A0238D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.194 H 335.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0238D
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 11.9%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 60.29, -29.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 67.23, 333.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.1763 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.194 335.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9062, 10.6006, 26.1919)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0238D #23A036

analogous

#7423A0 #A0238D #A0234E

triadic

#A0238D #8DA023 #238DA0

tetradic

#A0238D #A07423 #23A036 #234EA0

square

#A0238D #A07423 #23A036 #234EA0

split-complementary

#A0238D #4EA023 #23A074

monochromatic

#3C0D34 #6E1861 #A0238D #D12FB9 #DC61CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#A0238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#A0238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0238D

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0238D	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51628A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A82E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.194 335.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06dae',
    500: '#a0238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0238d;
$custom-light: #c06dae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.12,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49906,
    "c": 0.1941,
    "h": 335.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0238D

secondary

#5DC16D

accent

#E75A41

background

#FCF7FA

surface

#F8EDF4

border

#D1C8CE

text

#130810

muted

#827B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0238D

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

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