#A235BD#A235BD

#A235BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.214 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235BD
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 189)
HSL	hsl(288, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 72%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, 62.86, -50.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 80.41, 321.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1609 -0.1407)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.214 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.3575, 13.9029, 49.4821)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235BD #50BD35

analogous

#5E35BD #A235BD #BD3594

triadic

#A235BD #BDA235 #35BDA2

tetradic

#A235BD #BD5E35 #50BD35 #3594BD

square

#A235BD #BD5E35 #50BD35 #3594BD

split-complementary

#A235BD #94BD35 #35BD5E

monochromatic

#501A5D #79288D #A235BD #BB5DD2 #CF8DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#A235BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#A235BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235BD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235BD	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A25076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.214 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177d1',
    500: '#a235bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235bd;
$custom-light: #c177d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.088,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54569,
    "c": 0.21379,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235BD

secondary

#92CA84

accent

#DF4866

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130914

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235BD

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

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