#A236B0#A236B0
#A236B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.201 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A236B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 54, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 69.3%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.44, 60.06, -43.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.44, 74.19, 324.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.85% 0.1606 -0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.85% 0.201 322.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0552, 13.4557, 42.3960) |
| Luminance | 0.1345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.25
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.76
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.41
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.16
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.35
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A236B0 #44B036
analogous
#6536B0 #A236B0 #B03681
triadic
#A236B0 #B0A236 #36B0A2
tetradic
#A236B0 #B06536 #44B036 #3681B0
square
#A236B0 #B06536 #44B036 #3681B0
split-complementary
#A236B0 #81B036 #36B065
monochromatic
#4C1952 #772881 #A236B0 #BE58CC #D086DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.69
#A236B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#A236B0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A236B0
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A236B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A236B0 | 1.00 | 5.69 | 3.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0F5FB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A44B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a236b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 54, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.201 322.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c176c8',
500: '#a236b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a236b0; $custom-light: #c176c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a236b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 54,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.115,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53851,
"c": 0.20135,
"h": 322.9
},
"luminance": 0.13454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A236B0
secondary
#86C47E
accent
#DC4B5C
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF8
border
#D1C9D1
text
#130913
muted
#827B82