#A231AB#A231AB

#A231AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.203 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A231AB
RGB	rgb(162, 49, 171)
HSL	hsl(296, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 61.03, -42.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 74.15, 325.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1658 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.203 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3487, 12.8198, 39.7648)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A231AB #3AAB31

analogous

#6531AB #A231AB #AB3177

triadic

#A231AB #ABA231 #31ABA2

tetradic

#A231AB #AB6531 #3AAB31 #3177AB

square

#A231AB #AB6531 #3AAB31 #3177AB

split-complementary

#A231AB #77AB31 #31AB65

monochromatic

#48164C #75237B #A231AB #C34DCC #D37DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#A231AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#A231AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A231AB

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A231AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A231AB	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D5CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5456B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a231ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 49, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.203 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c174c4',
    500: '#a231ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a231ab;
$custom-light: #c174c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a231ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.574,
    "s": 55.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53076,
    "c": 0.20307,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A231AB

secondary

#7BC275

accent

#DF4954

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A231AB

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

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