#A233A5#A233A5
#A233A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.196 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A233A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 51, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 53%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 69%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.41, 59.24, -38.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.41, 70.75, 326.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.91% 0.1638 -0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.91% 0.196 326.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8753, 12.7672, 36.8495) |
| Luminance | 0.1277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.84
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.27
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.57
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.74
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.28
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A233A5 #36A533
analogous
#6933A5 #A233A5 #A5336F
triadic
#A233A5 #A5A233 #33A5A2
tetradic
#A233A5 #A56933 #36A533 #336FA5
square
#A233A5 #A56933 #36A533 #336FA5
split-complementary
#A233A5 #6FA533 #33A569
monochromatic
#461648 #742576 #A233A5 #C54DC8 #D47CD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#A233A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#A233A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A233A5
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A233A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A233A5 | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E5BA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E69A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A64468
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a233a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 51, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.196 326.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c175c0',
500: '#a233a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a233a5; $custom-light: #c175c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a233a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 51,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.421,
"s": 52.778,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52909,
"c": 0.19576,
"h": 326.8
},
"luminance": 0.12766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A233A5
secondary
#77BF75
accent
#DC4C4F
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81