#A231AA#A231AA

#A231AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.202 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A231AA
RGB	rgb(162, 49, 170)
HSL	hsl(296, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 71.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 60.85, -41.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 73.72, 325.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% 0.1659 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.202 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2538, 12.7818, 39.2647)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A231AA #39AA31

analogous

#6531AA #A231AA #AA3175

triadic

#A231AA #AAA231 #31AAA2

tetradic

#A231AA #AA6531 #39AA31 #3175AA

square

#A231AA #AA6531 #39AA31 #3175AA

split-complementary

#A231AA #75AA31 #31AA65

monochromatic

#47164B #75237A #A231AA #C34DCC #D37CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#A231AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#A231AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A231AA

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A231AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A231AA	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#105BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6456A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a231aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 49, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.202 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c174c4',
    500: '#a231aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a231aa;
$custom-light: #c174c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a231aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.033,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53016,
    "c": 0.20224,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A231AA

secondary

#7AC275

accent

#DF4953

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A231AA

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

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