#A237AA#A237AA

#A237AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.195 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A237AA
RGB	rgb(162, 55, 170)
HSL	hsl(296, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(296, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 58.58, -40.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 71.12, 325.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1596 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.195 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.5216, 13.3175, 39.3540)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A237AA #3FAA37

analogous

#6937AA #A237AA #AA3779

triadic

#A237AA #AAA237 #37AAA2

tetradic

#A237AA #AA6937 #3FAA37 #3779AA

square

#A237AA #AA6937 #3FAA37 #3779AA

split-complementary

#A237AA #79AA37 #37AA69

monochromatic

#4A194E #76287C #A237AA #C056C8 #D184D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#A237AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#A237AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A237AA

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A237AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A237AA	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a237aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 55, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.195 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177c4',
    500: '#a237aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a237aa;
$custom-light: #c177c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a237aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.826,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53594,
    "c": 0.19498,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A237AA

secondary

#81C17C

accent

#DB4D57

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A237AA

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

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