#A23498#A23498

#A23498 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.184 H 331.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23498
RGB	rgb(162, 52, 152)
HSL	hsl(305, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(305, 68%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 6.2%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 56.67, -31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 64.96, 330.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1621 -0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.184 331.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7958, 12.4060, 30.9463)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23498 #34A23E

analogous

#7534A2 #A23498 #A23461

triadic

#A23498 #98A234 #3498A2

tetradic

#A23498 #A27534 #34A23E #3461A2

square

#A23498 #A27534 #34A23E #3461A2

split-complementary

#A23498 #61A234 #34A275

monochromatic

#451641 #74256D #A23498 #C64DBB #D57CCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#A23498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#A23498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23498

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23498	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E599B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A93F62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 52, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.184 331.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c175b6',
    500: '#a23498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23498;
$custom-light: #c175b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.455,
    "s": 51.402,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52283,
    "c": 0.18406,
    "h": 331.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23498

secondary

#74BE7B

accent

#DB5A4D

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23498

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

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