#A234A2#A234A2
#A234A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.192 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A234A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 52, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 51%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 68%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.38, 58.35, -36.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.38, 69.05, 327.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.83% 0.1627 -0.1021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.83% 0.192 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6496, 12.7476, 35.4430) |
| Luminance | 0.1275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.63
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.91
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.96
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.09
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.17
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A234A2 #34A234
analogous
#6B34A2 #A234A2 #A2346B
triadic
#A234A2 #A2A234 #34A2A2
tetradic
#A234A2 #A26B34 #34A234 #346BA2
square
#A234A2 #A26B34 #34A234 #346BA2
split-complementary
#A234A2 #6BA234 #34A26B
monochromatic
#451645 #742574 #A234A2 #C64DC6 #D57CD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#A234A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#A234A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A234A2
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A234A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A234A2 | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#235BA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#50699F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A74367
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a234a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 52, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.192 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c175be',
500: '#a234a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a234a2; $custom-light: #c175be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a234a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 52,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 51.402,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52834,
"c": 0.19207,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.12746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A234A2
secondary
#74BE74
accent
#DB4D4D
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81