#A235A5#A235A5

#A235A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.193 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235A5
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 165)
HSL	hsl(298, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(298, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.8%, 67.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 58.48, -38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 69.87, 326.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1617 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.193 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9645, 12.9457, 36.8792)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235A5 #38A535

analogous

#6A35A5 #A235A5 #A53570

triadic

#A235A5 #A5A235 #35A5A2

tetradic

#A235A5 #A56A35 #38A535 #3570A5

square

#A235A5 #A56A35 #38A535 #3570A5

split-complementary

#A235A5 #70A535 #35A56A

monochromatic

#471748 #752677 #A235A5 #C450C7 #D37FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#A235A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#A235A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235A5

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235A5	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215CA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6AA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.193 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c176c0',
    500: '#a235a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235a5;
$custom-light: #c176c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.393,
    "s": 51.376,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53104,
    "c": 0.1933,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235A5

secondary

#79BF77

accent

#DB4D51

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF7

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235A5

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

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