#A231B3#A231B3
#A231B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.210 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A231B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 49, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 72.6%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.96, 62.46, -46.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.96, 77.63, 323.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.57% 0.1655 -0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.57% 0.21 322.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1344, 13.1340, 43.9030) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.12
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.48
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.31
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.72
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.05
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A231B3 #42B331
analogous
#6131B3 #A231B3 #B33183
triadic
#A231B3 #B3A231 #31B3A2
tetradic
#A231B3 #B36131 #42B331 #3183B3
square
#A231B3 #B36131 #42B331 #3183B3
split-complementary
#A231B3 #83B331 #31B361
monochromatic
#4B1753 #772483 #A231B3 #BF52D0 #D182DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#A231B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#A231B3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A231B3
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A231B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A231B3 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DB7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#436AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4496F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a231b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 49, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.210 322.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c174ca',
500: '#a231b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a231b3; $custom-light: #c174ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a231b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 49,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.154,
"s": 57.018,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53567,
"c": 0.20974,
"h": 322.1
},
"luminance": 0.13133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A231B3
secondary
#84C67A
accent
#E0485B
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EDF8
border
#D1C8D1
text
#130913
muted
#827B82