#A23699#A23699

#A23699 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.182 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23699
RGB	rgb(162, 54, 153)
HSL	hsl(305, 50%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(305, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 5.6%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 56.05, -31.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 64.45, 330.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1599 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.182 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9692, 12.6213, 31.4099)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23699 #36A23F

analogous

#7536A2 #A23699 #A23663

triadic

#A23699 #99A236 #3699A2

tetradic

#A23699 #A27536 #36A23F #3663A2

square

#A23699 #A27536 #36A23F #3663A2

split-complementary

#A23699 #63A236 #36A275

monochromatic

#461742 #74276E #A23699 #C550BB #D47ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#A23699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#A23699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23699

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23699	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 54, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.182 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c176b7',
    500: '#a23699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23699;
$custom-light: #c176b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52541,
    "c": 0.18224,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23699

secondary

#77BD7C

accent

#DA5A4E

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130911

muted

#827B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23699

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

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