#A235C6#A235C6

#A235C6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.222 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235C6
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 198)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 73.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 64.58, -54.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 84.49, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1601 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.222 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3649, 14.3059, 54.7877)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235C6 #59C635

analogous

#5935C6 #A235C6 #C635A2

triadic

#A235C6 #C6A235 #35C6A2

tetradic

#A235C6 #C65935 #59C635 #35A2C6

square

#A235C6 #C65935 #59C635 #35A2C6

split-complementary

#A235C6 #A2C635 #35C659

monochromatic

#531B65 #7B2896 #A235C6 #B963D5 #CF93E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#A235C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#A235C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235C6

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235C6	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346DC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0547B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.222 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c277d8',
    500: '#a235c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235c6;
$custom-light: #c277d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.103,
    "s": 57.769,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55161,
    "c": 0.22168,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235C6

secondary

#9ACD8A

accent

#E1476D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235C6

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

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