#A231A7#A231A7
#A231A7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.200 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A231A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 49, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 55%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 71%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 70.7%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.26, 60.33, -40.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.26, 72.44, 326.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.84% 0.1659 -0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.84% 0.2 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9732, 12.6695, 37.7872) |
| Luminance | 0.1267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.15
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.23
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.57
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.72
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.47
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A231A7 #36A731
analogous
#6731A7 #A231A7 #A73171
triadic
#A231A7 #A7A231 #31A7A2
tetradic
#A231A7 #A76731 #36A731 #3171A7
square
#A231A7 #A76731 #36A731 #3171A7
split-complementary
#A231A7 #71A731 #31A767
monochromatic
#461548 #742378 #A231A7 #C54BCA #D47AD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#A231A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#A231A7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A231A7
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A231A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A231A7 | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.53 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#165BAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B69A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A64469
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a231a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 49, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.200 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c174c1',
500: '#a231a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a231a7; $custom-light: #c174c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a231a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 49,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.458,
"s": 54.63,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52838,
"c": 0.19978,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.12668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A231A7
secondary
#77C173
accent
#DE4A50
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81