#A236CD#A236CD

#A236CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.227 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A236CD
RGB	rgb(162, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(283, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 65.59, -57.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 87.28, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1582 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.227 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.2370, 14.7284, 59.1539)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A236CD #61CD36

analogous

#5636CD #A236CD #CD36AC

triadic

#A236CD #CDA236 #36CDA2

tetradic

#A236CD #CD5636 #61CD36 #36ACCD

square

#A236CD #CD5636 #61CD36 #36ACCD

split-complementary

#A236CD #ACCD36 #36CD56

monochromatic

#561B6D #7D279E #A236CD #B967D9 #CF98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#A236CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A236CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A236CD

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A236CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A236CD	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a236cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.227 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c278dd',
    500: '#a236cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a236cd;
$custom-light: #c278dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a236cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.914,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55728,
    "c": 0.2268,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A236CD

secondary

#A1D18E

accent

#E34472

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A236CD

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

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