#A234A5#A234A5
#A234A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.195 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A234A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 52, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 52%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 68%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.54, 58.87, -38.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.54, 70.31, 326.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.01% 0.1628 -0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.01% 0.195 326.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9194, 12.8555, 36.8642) |
| Luminance | 0.1285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.69
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.12
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.65
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.70
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.34
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A234A5 #37A534
analogous
#6934A5 #A234A5 #A53470
triadic
#A234A5 #A5A234 #34A5A2
tetradic
#A234A5 #A56934 #37A534 #3470A5
square
#A234A5 #A56934 #37A534 #3470A5
split-complementary
#A234A5 #70A534 #34A569
monochromatic
#471748 #742576 #A234A5 #C44FC7 #D47DD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.88
#A234A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#A234A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A234A5
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A234A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A234A5 | 1.00 | 5.88 | 3.57 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#205BA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E69A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A64568
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a234a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 52, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.195 326.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c175c0',
500: '#a234a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a234a5; $custom-light: #c175c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a234a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 52,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.407,
"s": 52.074,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53005,
"c": 0.19454,
"h": 326.8
},
"luminance": 0.12854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A234A5
secondary
#78BF76
accent
#DC4C50
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#130912
muted
#827B81