#A12CA0#A12CA0
#A12CA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.199 H 328.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 44, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 0.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.09, 60.67, -37.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.09, 71.48, 328.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.84% 0.1697 -0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.84% 0.199 328.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9435, 11.9181, 34.3956) |
| Luminance | 0.1192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.26
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.63
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.86
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.98
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.14
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12CA0 #2CA12D
analogous
#682CA1 #A12CA0 #A12C65
triadic
#A12CA0 #A0A12C #2CA0A1
tetradic
#A12CA0 #A1682C #2CA12D #2C65A1
square
#A12CA0 #A1682C #2CA12D #2C65A1
split-complementary
#A12CA0 #65A12C #2CA168
monochromatic
#411240 #711F70 #A12CA0 #CB40C9 #D870D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.21
#A12CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#A12CA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12CA0
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12CA0 | 1.00 | 6.21 | 3.38 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1757A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C669D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A63D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 44, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.199 328.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c071bc',
500: '#a12ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12ca0; $custom-light: #c071bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 44,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.513,
"s": 57.073,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51836,
"c": 0.19937,
"h": 328.4
},
"luminance": 0.11916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12CA0
secondary
#6ABF6B
accent
#E04947
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130812
muted
#827B81