#A237AC#A237AC
#A237AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.197 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A237AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 55, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 68%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.35, 58.94, -41.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.35, 71.99, 324.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.71% 0.1596 -0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.71% 0.197 324.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7122, 13.3937, 40.3580) |
| Luminance | 0.1339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.61
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.81
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.16
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.50
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.52
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A237AC #41AC37
analogous
#6837AC #A237AC #AC377C
triadic
#A237AC #ACA237 #37ACA2
tetradic
#A237AC #AC6837 #41AC37 #377CAC
square
#A237AC #AC6837 #41AC37 #377CAC
split-complementary
#A237AC #7CAC37 #37AC68
monochromatic
#4B194F #76287E #A237AC #BF57C9 #D185D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#A237AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#A237AC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A237AC
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A237AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A237AC | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B5EAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C6BA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A54A6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a237ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 55, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.197 324.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c177c5',
500: '#a237ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a237ac; $custom-light: #c177c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a237ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 55,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.872,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53711,
"c": 0.19668,
"h": 324.2
},
"luminance": 0.13392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A237AC
secondary
#83C27D
accent
#DB4D59
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF8
border
#D1C9D1
text
#130913
muted
#827B82