#A22CA0#A22CA0
#A22CA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.200 H 328.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 44, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 1.2%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.25, 60.90, -37.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.25, 71.52, 328.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.99% 0.1708 -0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.99% 0.2 328.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1459, 12.0224, 34.4050) |
| Luminance | 0.1202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.34
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.70
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.81
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.98
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.02
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22CA0 #2CA22E
analogous
#692CA2 #A22CA0 #A22C65
triadic
#A22CA0 #A0A22C #2CA0A2
tetradic
#A22CA0 #A2692C #2CA22E #2C65A2
square
#A22CA0 #A2692C #2CA22E #2C65A2
split-complementary
#A22CA0 #65A22C #2CA269
monochromatic
#421241 #721F70 #A22CA0 #CB40C9 #D870D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.17
#A22CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#A22CA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22CA0
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22CA0 | 1.00 | 6.17 | 3.40 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1957A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D679D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A73D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 44, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.200 328.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c171bc',
500: '#a22ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22ca0; $custom-light: #c171bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 44,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.017,
"s": 57.282,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51987,
"c": 0.19987,
"h": 328.7
},
"luminance": 0.12021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22CA0
secondary
#6ABF6C
accent
#E14A47
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81