#A236CA#A236CA

#A236CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.224 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A236CA
RGB	rgb(162, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 65.00, -56.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 85.90, 319.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.52% 0.1586 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(55.52% 0.224 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.8784, 14.5850, 57.2650)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A236CA #5ECA36

analogous

#5836CA #A236CA #CA36A8

triadic

#A236CA #CAA236 #36CAA2

tetradic

#A236CA #CA5836 #5ECA36 #36A8CA

square

#A236CA #CA5836 #5ECA36 #36A8CA

split-complementary

#A236CA #A8CA36 #36CA58

monochromatic

#551C6A #7B299A #A236CA #B866D7 #CF97E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#A236CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#A236CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A236CA

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A236CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A236CA	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F567D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a236ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.224 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c277db',
    500: '#a236ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a236ca;
$custom-light: #c277db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a236ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.784,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55523,
    "c": 0.22414,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A236CA

secondary

#9FCF8D

accent

#E14670

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A236CA

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

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