#A235B8#A235B8

#A235B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.209 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235B8
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 184)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 71.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 61.92, -47.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 78.17, 322.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.1613 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.209 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8241, 13.6895, 46.6729)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235B8 #4BB835

analogous

#6135B8 #A235B8 #B8358D

triadic

#A235B8 #B8A235 #35B8A2

tetradic

#A235B8 #B86135 #4BB835 #358DB8

square

#A235B8 #B86135 #4BB835 #358DB8

split-complementary

#A235B8 #8DB835 #35B861

monochromatic

#4E1A59 #782788 #A235B8 #BC5BD0 #CF8ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#A235B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#A235B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235B8

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235B8	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A34E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.209 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c176ce',
    500: '#a235b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235b8;
$custom-light: #c176ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.924,
    "s": 55.274,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5425,
    "c": 0.20944,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235B8

secondary

#8DC781

accent

#DF4962

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130914

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235B8

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

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