#A228AD#A228AD

#A228AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.214 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A228AD
RGB	rgb(162, 40, 173)
HSL	hsl(295, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(295, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 76.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.56, 64.38, -44.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.56, 78.43, 325.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.174 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.214 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.2013, 12.2176, 40.6633)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A228AD #33AD28

analogous

#6028AD #A228AD #AD2875

triadic

#A228AD #ADA228 #28ADA2

tetradic

#A228AD #AD6028 #33AD28 #2875AD

square

#A228AD #AD6028 #33AD28 #2875AD

split-complementary

#A228AD #75AD28 #28AD60

monochromatic

#45114A #731D7B #A228AD #C73FD3 #D571DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#A228AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#A228AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A228AD

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A228AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A228AD	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4367AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5416A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a228ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 40, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.214 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c170c6',
    500: '#a228ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a228ad;
$custom-light: #c170c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a228ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.038,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5245,
    "c": 0.21422,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A228AD

secondary

#73C56C

accent

#E64250

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A228AD

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

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