#A235C8#A235C8

#A235C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.223 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A235C8
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 200)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 73.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 64.97, -55.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 85.40, 319.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1598 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.223 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.5971, 14.3987, 56.0106)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A235C8 #5BC835

analogous

#5935C8 #A235C8 #C835A5

triadic

#A235C8 #C8A235 #35C8A2

tetradic

#A235C8 #C85935 #5BC835 #35A5C8

square

#A235C8 #C85935 #5BC835 #35A5C8

split-complementary

#A235C8 #A5C835 #35C859

monochromatic

#541B67 #7B2898 #A235C8 #B964D6 #CF95E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#A235C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#A235C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A235C8

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A235C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A235C8	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326DC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F557C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a235c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.223 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c277d9',
    500: '#a235c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a235c8;
$custom-light: #c277d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a235c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.49,
    "s": 58.103,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55296,
    "c": 0.22345,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A235C8

secondary

#9CCE8B

accent

#E1466F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A235C8

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

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