#A235AE#A235AE

#A235AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.201 H 323.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235AE
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 174)
HSL	hsl(294, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 69.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 60.08, -42.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 73.75, 324.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.1617 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.201 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8127, 13.2850, 41.3462)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235AE #41AE35

analogous

#6635AE #A235AE #AE357D

triadic

#A235AE #AEA235 #35AEA2

tetradic

#A235AE #AE6635 #41AE35 #357DAE

square

#A235AE #AE6635 #41AE35 #357DAE

split-complementary

#A235AE #7DAE35 #35AE66

monochromatic

#4B1850 #76277F #A235AE #BF55CB #D184DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#A235AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#A235AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235AE

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235AE	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#115EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.201 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c176c7',
    500: '#a235ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235ae;
$custom-light: #c176c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.05,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53633,
    "c": 0.20086,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235AE

secondary

#83C37C

accent

#DD4B5A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235AE

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

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