#A235B5#A235B5

#A235B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.207 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235B5
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 181)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 70.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, 61.36, -46.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 76.84, 322.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1615 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.207 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.5129, 13.5651, 45.0343)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235B5 #48B535

analogous

#6235B5 #A235B5 #B53588

triadic

#A235B5 #B5A235 #35B5A2

tetradic

#A235B5 #B56235 #48B535 #3588B5

square

#A235B5 #B56235 #48B535 #3588B5

split-complementary

#A235B5 #88B535 #35B562

monochromatic

#4D1956 #782786 #A235B5 #BD59CE #D088DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#A235B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#A235B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235B5

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235B5	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A34C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.207 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c176cc',
    500: '#a235b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235b5;
$custom-light: #c176cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.094,
    "s": 54.701,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54061,
    "c": 0.20685,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235B5

secondary

#8AC680

accent

#DE4A60

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235B5

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