#A237AB#A237AB

#A237AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.196 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A237AB
RGB	rgb(162, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(295, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 58.76, -40.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 71.56, 325.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1596 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.196 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6166, 13.3555, 39.8541)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A237AB #40AB37

analogous

#6837AB #A237AB #AB377A

triadic

#A237AB #ABA237 #37ABA2

tetradic

#A237AB #AB6837 #40AB37 #377AAB

square

#A237AB #AB6837 #40AB37 #377AAB

split-complementary

#A237AB #7AAB37 #37AB68

monochromatic

#4A194E #76287D #A237AB #C056C9 #D185D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#A237AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#A237AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A237AB

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A237AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A237AB	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a237ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.196 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177c4',
    500: '#a237ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a237ab;
$custom-light: #c177c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a237ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.345,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53653,
    "c": 0.19583,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A237AB

secondary

#82C17C

accent

#DB4D58

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#130913

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #A237AB

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

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