#A231A3#A231A3
#A231A3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.197 H 327.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A231A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 49, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 54%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 70%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 59.64, -38.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 70.76, 327.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.6% 0.1659 -0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.6% 0.197 327.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6091, 12.5239, 35.8698) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.09
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.43
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.73
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.91
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.14
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A231A3 #32A331
analogous
#6931A3 #A231A3 #A3316B
triadic
#A231A3 #A3A231 #31A3A2
tetradic
#A231A3 #A36931 #32A331 #316BA3
square
#A231A3 #A36931 #32A331 #316BA3
split-complementary
#A231A3 #6BA331 #31A369
monochromatic
#441545 #732374 #A231A3 #C749C8 #D678D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#A231A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#A231A3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A231A3
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A231A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A231A3 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D5AA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E68A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A74267
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a231a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 49, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.197 327.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c174bf',
500: '#a231a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a231a3; $custom-light: #c174bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a231a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 49,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.474,
"s": 53.774,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52604,
"c": 0.19654,
"h": 327.6
},
"luminance": 0.12522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A231A3
secondary
#72BF71
accent
#DD4B4C
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81