#A23399#A23399
#A23399 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.186 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23399 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 51, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 52%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 69%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 5.6%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.77, 57.22, -32.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.77, 65.80, 330.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.24% 0.1633 -0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.24% 0.186 331.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8339, 12.3506, 31.3648) |
| Luminance | 0.1235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.04
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.06
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.27
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.68
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.52
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23399 #33A23C
analogous
#7433A2 #A23399 #A23362
triadic
#A23399 #99A233 #3399A2
tetradic
#A23399 #A27433 #33A23C #3362A2
square
#A23399 #A27433 #33A23C #3362A2
split-complementary
#A23399 #62A233 #33A274
monochromatic
#451641 #73246D #A23399 #C74CBD #D57ACE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.05
#A23399 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#A23399 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23399
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23399 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23399 | 1.00 | 6.05 | 3.47 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B599C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546896
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A83F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23399; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 51, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.186 331.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c174b7',
500: '#a23399',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23399; $custom-light: #c174b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23399",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 51,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.865,
"s": 52.113,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52238,
"c": 0.18612,
"h": 331.3
},
"luminance": 0.12349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23399
secondary
#73BE79
accent
#DC584C
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130911
muted
#827B80