#A235C5#A235C5

#A235C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.221 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235C5
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 197)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 73.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 64.39, -54.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 84.04, 320.02°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1602 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.221 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2499, 14.2599, 54.1822)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235C5 #58C535

analogous

#5A35C5 #A235C5 #C535A0

triadic

#A235C5 #C5A235 #35C5A2

tetradic

#A235C5 #C55A35 #58C535 #35A0C5

square

#A235C5 #C55A35 #58C535 #35A0C5

split-complementary

#A235C5 #A0C535 #35C55A

monochromatic

#531B65 #7A2895 #A235C5 #B962D5 #CF93E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#A235C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#A235C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235C5

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235C5	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356DC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.221 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c277d7',
    500: '#a235c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235c5;
$custom-light: #c277d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.417,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55094,
    "c": 0.22081,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235C5

secondary

#99CD89

accent

#E1476C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130914

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235C5

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

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