#A023C9#A023C9
#A023C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.240 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A023C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 35, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 70%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 83%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 82.6%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.60, 70.47, -59.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.60, 92.27, 319.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.71% 0.1715 -0.1683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.71% 0.24 315.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6391, 12.8937, 56.3852) |
| Luminance | 0.1289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.95
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 3.11
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.81
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 3.91
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.72
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A023C9 #4CC923
analogous
#4D23C9 #A023C9 #C9239F
triadic
#A023C9 #C9A023 #23C9A0
tetradic
#A023C9 #C94D23 #4CC923 #239FC9
square
#A023C9 #C94D23 #4CC923 #239FC9
split-complementary
#A023C9 #9FC923 #23C94D
monochromatic
#4D1161 #771A95 #A023C9 #BA4ADF #CE7EE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#A023C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#A023C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A023C9
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A023C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A023C9 | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005ECD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A68C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D4D79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a023c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.240 315.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c170da',
500: '#a023c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a023c9; $custom-light: #c170da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a023c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 35,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.181,
"s": 70.339,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5371,
"c": 0.24026,
"h": 315.5
},
"luminance": 0.12893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A023C9
secondary
#8DD177
accent
#ED3B67
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EDFB
border
#D1C8D4
text
#130815
muted
#827B83